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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
Croydon 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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FOOD POISONING
The food poisoning notifications, as corrected, for 1962 were:-
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Total
12 6 5 15 38
Outbreaks due to identified agents:-
Total Outbreaks Total Cases
2 9
Outbreaks due to:-
(a) Chemical Poisons Nil (d) botulinum ... Nil
(b) Salmonella Organisms 1 (e) welchii Nil
(c) Staphylococci (including (f) Other Bacteria Nil
toiin) 1
Outbreaks of undiscovered cause:-
Total Outbreaks Total Cases
Nil Nil
Single Cases:-
Agent identified Unknown Cause Total
21 17 38
Cases due to:-
Salm. enteritides Salm. typhi-murium Salm. Stanley
1 7 1
Salm. oranienburg Salm. give Salm. bredeney
1 1 7