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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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ANNUAL RETURN OF FOOD POISONING IN THE CITY OF LONDON
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1963
TABLE 1
1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | TOTAL | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(a) Number of food poisoning notifications (corrected) as returned to Registrar General | - | - | - | - | - |
(b) Number of cases otherwise ascertained | - | - | - | 110 | 110 |
(c) Number of symptomless excreters | - | - | - | - | - |
(d) Number of fatal cases | - | - | - | - | - |
TABLE 2 PARTICULARS OF OUTBREAKS
Agent | No. of outbreaks | No. of Cases | Total No. of Cases | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Family Outbreaks | Other Outbreaks | Notified | Otherwise ascertained | ||
Agent identified: | |||||
(a) Chemical Poisons | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
(b) Salmonella | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
(c) Staphylococci (including toxin) | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
(d) CI. botulinum | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
(e) CI. welchii | Nil | 1 | Nil | 110 | 110 |
(f) Other bacteria | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
TOTALS | Nil | 1 | Nil | 110 | 110 |
Agent not identified | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
TABLE 3 SINGLE CASES
Agent | No. of Cases | Total No. of Cases | |
---|---|---|---|
Notified | Otherwise ascertained | ||
Identified: | |||
(a) Chemical Poisons | Nil | Nil | Nil |
(b) Salmonella | Nil | Nil | Nil |
(c) Staphylococci (including toxin) | Nil | Nil | Nil |
(d) CI. botulinum | Nil | Nil | Nil |
(e) CI. welchii | Nil | Nil | Nil |
(f) Other bacteria | Nil | Nil | Nil |
TOTALS | Nil | Nil | Nil |
Agent not identified | Nil | Nil | Nil |
TABLE 4 SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, NOT FOOD-BORNE
Salmonella | Outbreaks | No. of Cases (outbreaks) | Single Cases | Total No. of Cases (outbreaks and single cases) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Family | Other | ||||
Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |