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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
Havering 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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which took place in a neighbouring Borough, the causative
organism being a staphylococcus. The following table shows
the number of specimens submitted to the Pathology Department
at Oldchurch Hospital, and once again my thanks are due to
Dr. E. Atkinson, Consultant Pathologist and his staff for their
full co-operation.
TABLE 44
| Taken from | Total No of persons swabbed | Total No of swabs taken | Negative | POSITIVE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shig. sonnei | Salmonella *** | Staph. pyogens | S.paratyphi. B | ||||
| Food Handlers | 20 | 30 | 29 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Non-Food Handlers | 235 | 264 | 226 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 3 |
*** Salmonella enteritidls 3
Salmonella- typhimurium 5
Salmonella dublin 1
Salmonella vickow 3
Salmonel la derby 1
Salmonel la (unidentified) 1
Total 14
No outbreaks of food poisoning originating in the Borough
during the year required special reports to the Department of
Health & Social Security in accordance with Memorandum 188/MED.
The Public Health (Infective Jaundice) Regulations, 1968 came
into operation on 15th June, 1968, only to be revoked by the
Public Health (Infectious Diseases) Regulations, 1968 on 1st
October, 1968. The former Regulations applied to Infective
Jaundice, the provisions of the Public Health Acts, 1936 and
1961 relating to notifications of disease and prevention of its
spread. These Regulations applied throughout England and
Wales, and superseded the Jaundice Regulations, 1943 which
were limited to the eastern region of the country including the
London Borough of Havering. The Minister of Health considered
that general notification would assist Medical Officers of Health
to obtain more precise information concerning the incidence
of Infective Jaundice and the circumstances in which its various
forms are spread. In this connection a Consultant Physician
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