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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
East Ham 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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(2) Particulars of Outbreaks
TABLE 8
| YEAR | Number of Outbreaks | Number of Cases | Total No. of Cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Outbreaks | Other Outbreaks | Notified | Otherwise Ascertained | |||
| Agent Identified as "CLOSTRIDIUM WELCHII" | 1960 | - | 1 | 4 | - | 4 |
| Agent Not Identified | 1960 | - | - | - | - | - |
There were no outbreaks during 1961
(3) Single Cases
The various organisms identified in each case as the cause of illness were
| 1960 | 1961 | |
|---|---|---|
| Salmonella Typhi Murium | 6 | 11 |
| Salmonella Menston | - | 2 |
| Salmonella Heidelberg | 1 | - |
| Salmonella Potsdam | 1 | - |
| 8 | 13 |
VENEREAL DISEASES
The following statistics have been abstracted from copies of form V.D.(R), which have been received from the Hospitals named and total figures for 1958 and 1959 are also shown:-
| Patients Dealt With for the First Time During the Year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1961 | |||||||
| Syphilis | Gonorrhoea | Other Conditions | Total | Syphilis | Gonorrhoea | Other Conditions | Total | |
| Whitechapel Clinic, London Hospital | 6 | 31 | 111 | 148 | - | 8 | 22 | 30 |
| Albert Dock Hospital | - | 1 | 28 | 29 | - | 4 | 18 | 22 |
| Queen Mary's Hospital, E. 15 | 4 | 19 | 45 | 68 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 52 |
| Totals | 10 | 51 | 184 | 245 | 3 | 20 | 81 | 104 |
| Totals for 1958 | 5 | 33 | 131 | 169 | ||||
| Totals for 1959 | 6 | 32 | 147 | 185 | ||||
A study of the statistics for the years 1958 1961 shows a marked decline in the number of new
cases of venereal disease seeking treatment for the first time in 1961.