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Leyton 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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FOOD POISONING.
There were 24 persons notified during the year to be suffering
from food poisoning. Of these, 11 were " single " and apparently
sporadic; three occurred in a hospital, and are combined to form
one "outbreak and 10 occurred in four "family outbreaks".
(For purposes of classification, an "outbreak" means two or more
related cases in persons of different families ; a "family outbreak"
means two or more related cases in members of the same family;
and a "sporadic case" means a case which was not, as far as could
be ascertained, related to other cases.)
The number of cases in which no bacterial or chemical cause
was found was 23, whereas the bacterial cause was found in only
one case.
In the four "family outbreaks," involving 10 persons, no
pathogenic organisms were isolated.
One "outbreak" involved three residents in the Part III accommodation of a local hospital.
| No. | Date of Receipt of Notification | Sex | Age | Date of Onset of Symptoms | lnteival bet. Onset and Notification (Days) | Cause Identified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17.1.53 | F | 39 | 15.1.53 | 2 | Unknown |
| 2 | 17.1.53 | F | 6 | 15.1.53 | 2 | Unknown |
| 3 | 30.3.53 | M | 2½ | 28.3.53 | 2 | Unknown |
| 4 | 14.4.53 | F | 26 | 13.4.53 | 1 | Unknown |
| 5 | 17.4.53 | F | 31 | 10.4.53 | 7 | Unknown |
| 6 | 18.4.53 | M | 18 | 14.4.53 | 4 | Unknown |
| 7 | 28.4.53 | M | 29 | 26.4.53 | 2 | Unknown |
| 8 | 8.5.53 | F | 6 | 3.5.53 | 5 | Unknown |
| 9 | 11.5.53 | F | 25 | 8.5.53 | 3 | Unknown |
| 10 | 8.6.53 | F | 33 | 1.6.53 | 7 | Unknown |
| 11 | 8.6.53 | F | 1 | 4.6.53 | 1 | Unknown |
| 12 | 24.7.53 | F | 70 | 19.7.53 | 5 | Unknown |
| 13 | 4.9.53 | M | 25 | 2.9.53 | 2 | Unknown |
| 14 | 4.9.53 | F | 53 | 1.9.53 | 3 | Unknown |
| 15 | 4.9.53 | M | 57 | 2.9.53 | 2 | Unknown |
| 16 | 2.10.53 | F | 39 | 28.9.53 | 4 | Unknown |
| 17 | 2.10.53 | M | 47 | 28.9.53 | 4 | Unknown |
| 18 | 9.11.53 | F | 50 | 5.11.53 | 4 | Unknown |
| 19 | 9.11.53 | F | 37 | 5.11.53 | 4 | Unknown |
| 20 | 30.11.53 | F | 26 | 20.11.53 | 10 | Unknown |
| 21 | 11.12.53 | F | 2 | 6.12.53 | 5 | Salmonella typhimurium |
| 22 | 31.12.53 | F | 52 | 28.12.53 | 3 | Unknown |
| 23 | 31.12.53 | M | 31 | 29.12.53 | 2 | Unknown |
| 24 | 31.12.53 | F | 30 | 28.12.53 | 3 | Unknown |