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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
Edmonton 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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(A) Particulars of Outbreaks
| Agent | Number of Outbreaks | Number of Cases | Total No. of Cases | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Outbreaks | Other Outbreaks | Notified | Otherwise Ascertained | ||
| Sal: Typhi-Murium | 3 | – | 8 | – | 8 |
| Sal: Oranienburg | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 |
| Staphylococci (including toxin) | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cl. Welchii | 2 | 1 | 29 | – | 29 |
| Totals: | 7 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 41 |
| Agent not Identified | 3 | – | 10 | – | 10 |
(B)
Single Cases
| Agent | Number of Cases | Total No. of Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notified | Otherwise Ascertained | ||
| Sal: Typhi-Murium | 16 | – | 16 |
| Sal: Group "B" | 6 | – | 6 |
| Sal: Enteritidis | 2 | – | 2 |
| Totals: | 24 | – | 24 |
| Agent not Identified | 9 | – | 9 |
(C) Salmonella Infections, not Foodborne
| Salmonella Type | Outbreaks | No. of Cases | Total No. of Cases. (Outbreaks and Single Cases) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Other | (Outbreaks) | Single Cases | ||
| Sal: Typhi-Murium | 1 | 2 | – | 2 |
| Totals: | 1 | 2 | – | 2 |
Epidemic Vomiting
On the afternoon of Thursday, 12th June, the Headteacher of an Infants'
School in the north west of the Borough reported that she had a number of
children in the School suffering from vomiting. I visited this School expecting
to find an outbreak of food -poisoning. The children were found to
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