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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
Harrow 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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Dysentery and Food Poisoning
The details of the 6 cases of food poisoning which occurred during
the year are set out in the tables below:
FOOD POISONING Incidents and Cases
| Causative Agent | General Outbreaks | Family Outbreaks | Sporadic Cases notified or ascertained | Total No. of outbreaks and sporadic cases cols. (1 3 5) | Total No. of cases columns (2 4 5) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of separate outbreaks | No. of cases notified or ascertained | No. of separate outbreaks | No. of cases notified or ascertained | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1. S. typhimurium | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2. Other Salmonellae (a) | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 3. CI. welchii | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Staph aureus | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5. Other causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Cause unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7. TOTAL | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 |
(a) Details of Food Poisoning due to Salmonellae other than S. Typhiumurium.
| Type of Salmonellae | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derby | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Enteritidis | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Seftenburg | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Not Typed | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |