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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
Chislehurst 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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3. 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 | - | — | — | — | — |
| (b) Salmonella Virchow | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Totals | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Agent not identified | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
4. Single Cases:
| Agent | No. of cases | Total No. of cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notified | Otherwise ascertained | ||
| Agent identified | |||
| (a) Chemical Poisons | |||
| (type to be stated) | — | — | — |
| (b) Salmonella | |||
| (type to be stated) | |||
| Typhi-murium | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| "Group B" | - | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Agent not identified | - | — | - |
Measles.
The measles epidemic in the Spring resulted in the notification
of 1,863 cases. Of these, 503 were received in February and 843
in March. Generally, the disease was of a mild nature, although
44 cases were removed to hospitals, mainly due to absence of facilities
for nursing at their residences. The outbreak subsided very
rapidly, there being five notifications in August and none by
December.
No deaths from this disease were recorded.
Meningococcal Infections.
No cases were notified during 1961.
Pneumonia.
Twenty-one cases were notified as against 15 in the previous
year.