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Strict enquiries were made with regard to all our
cases, and it was found that almost every case had
consumed either veal and ham pies, or fancy cakes from
one or other of the various branches of the suspected
bakery.
The earliest batch of cases in the Croydon area were,
without exception, connected with the consuming of veal and
ham pies, and it was found that other forms of confectionery
such as fancy cakes, madelines, cherry flans, etc., had undoubtedly
given rise to infection.
It would appear that the foreman pastrycook at this
shop was a mild case, and accounted for nearly all the cases
which occurred since early in August.
I had a consultation with Dr. E. Wilkinson, from the
Ministry of Health, and furnished him with full notes of the
cases in this area.
Of the 12 cases notified, 5 were seriously ill. There
were no deaths.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN
THE AREA.
Hospitals provided or subsidized by the Local
Authority or by the County Council.
Tuberculosis.
Cases are admitted into Sanatoria through the Kent
County Council. During the year, Penge patients were
admitted to the following:
Royal Sea Bathing Hospital, Margate; Preston Hall,
near Maidstone; Keycol Hill Sanatorium, Sittingbourne;