London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Acton 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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compared with 399 during 1958. Of the total notifications 711 were
in respect of measles, compared with 172 last year.
Poliomyelitis
It will be noted that no cases of poliomyelitis were confirmed.
One case was notified but was subsequently diagnosed as Infective
Polyneuritis.
Food Poisoning
Thirty-four cases of food poisoning or suspected food poisoning
were notified, but only nine of these were confirmed. Four cases
were due to salmonella Newport and 5 to salmonella typhi-murium.