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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
Dagenham 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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The following is a summary of the cases :—
| No. | Date. | Sex. | Age. | Alleged Cause. | Symptoms. | Recovered. | Others in family ill. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| l. | 21/5/35 | M. | 30 | Fish and Chips | Sickness and Diarrhoea. | Yes. | (2 fellow workmen). |
| 2. | 28/5/35 | M. | 36 | Meat | Sickness and Diarrhoea. | Yes. | No. |
| 3. | 27/7/35 | M. | — | Fried Fish or Cooked Ham. | Rash, Fever, Sickness and Diarrhoea. | Yes. | No. |
| 4. | 20/8/35 | F. | 43 | Veal and Ham Pie | Fever, Body Swollen, Slight Sickness. | Yes. | No. |
| 5. | 29/8/35 | F. | 28 | Tinned Beans | Sickness and Diarrhoea. | Yes. | No. |
| 6. | 9/9/35 | M. | 23 | Fish | Sickness and Diarrhoea. | Yes. | No. |
| 7. | 10/9/35 | F. | 12 | Fruit and Nut Chocolate. | Fever, Sickness and Diarrhoea.. | Yes. | No. |
| 8. | 28/9/35 | F. | 31 | Tinned Salmon | Rash, Sickness and Diarrhoea. | Yes. | Baby. |
| 9. | 7/10/35 | F. | 55 | Rabbit or Plaice | Fever, Sickness and Diarrhoea. | Yes. | No. |
Summary of suspected causes of illness.
Fish 4
Meat 1
Tinned Salmon 1
Cooked Ham 1
Veal and Ham Pie 1
Rabbit 1
Tinned Beans 1
Chocolate 1
(c) Adulteration, etc.
Sale of Food and Drugs.
These Acts are administered by the Essex County
Council. During the year, 315 samples were analysed.
No proceedings were instituted.
(d) Chemical and Bacteriological Examination
of Food.
Bacteriological examination of milk, etc., is carried
out at the Counties Public Health Laboratories,
91, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.4. Chemical
analyses are performed by Dr. Bernard Dyer, at 17,
Great Tower Street, E.C.3.