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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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the number of cases of measles notified namely 397 and this
obviously reflects the steady programme of vaccination which
continued unabated throughout the year. Whooping cough showed
a decline of 50 cases, dysentery reduced by 47 notifications and
a reduction of 13 confirmed cases — in fact the number of 5
confirmed cases is the lowest for a considerable number of years.
Food poisoning notifications also reduced by 24, the confirmed
cases being 30 less than 1970.
The following table shows the number of specimens submitted
to the Department of Pathology at Oldchurch Hospital,
Romford, and once again my thanks are due to Dr. E. Atkinson,
Consultant Pathologist and his staff for their co-operation and
assistance in this connection : —
Specimens submitted to the Pathology Department — Oldchurch Hospital
| Taken from | Total No. of persons swabbed | Total No. of swabs taken | Negativ e | Positive | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shig Sonnei | * Salmonella | E. Coli 0126 | ||||
| Food handlers | 58 | 71 | 68 | — | *3 (1 c ase) | — |
| N on-food handlers | 217 | 253 | 235 | 2 (2 c ases) | *12 (7 cases) | 1 |
* Salmonella Okatie
,, Panama
,, Typhimurium
,, Enteriditis
3
7 Non-food
1 handlers
1
12
*Salmonella Typhimurium 3
T uberculosi s
A table giving details of newcases of Tuberculosis notified
during the year is given below. The respiratory cases show a
reduction of 10 on the previous year and it would appear that the
programme of BCG vaccination is now proving itself. The nonrespiratory
cases reduced from 5 in 1970 to 3 in 1971 thus making
an overall reduction of 12 cases of Tuberculosis on the previous
year's figures.
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