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
Dagenham 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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Particulars of Outbreaks:-
| Number of Outbreaks | Number of Cases | Total No. of cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family | Other | Notified | Otherwise Ascertained | ||
| Agent identified | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agent not identified | - | 1 | - | 30 | 30 |
Single Cases:-
| No. of Cases | Total No. of cases | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Notified | Otherwise Ascertained | ||
| Agent identified Salmonella Typhimurium | 1 | - | 1 |
| Agent not identified | - | - | - |
Food and Drugs - Sampling
| Article | Number Examined | Number Adulterated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | |
| Almonds, Ground | _ | 1 | - | - |
| Baking Powder | - | 1 | - | - |
| Beef and Ham Burgers | - | 2 | - | - |
| Beef, Minced | 6 | - | - | - |
| Beer | - | 1 | - | - |
| Beverages | - | 5 | - | - |
| Biscuits | - | 3 | - | - |
| Bread | - | 7 | - | 7 |
| Butter | - | 7 | - | - |
| Cereals | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Condiments | - | 4 | - | - |
| Confectionery | - | 5 | - | 4 |
| Cordials | - | 8 | - | 1 |
| Cornflour | - | 1 | - | - |
| Cream | - | 1 | - | - |
| Crisps | - | 1 | - | - |
| Custard Powder | - | 1 | - | - |
| Fish, Frozen | - | 6 | - | - |
| Fish, Tinned | - | 3 | - | - |
| Flour | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Foreign Material from School Dinner | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Fruit, Dried | - | 1 | - | - |
| Fruit, Tinned | - | 6 | - | - |
| Gravy | - | 2 | - | - |
| Ice Cream Powder | - | 1 | - | - |
| Jams, etc. | 2 | 6 | - | - |
| Jellies | - | 3 | - | - |
| Junket | - | 1 | - | - |
| Lemon, Sliced | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Luncheon Meat | - | 4 | - | 2 |