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Richmond upon Thames 1967

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond upon Thames]

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Table: The distribution of cases during each quarter of the year was as follows :

The distribution of cases during each quarter of the year was as follows :

M.FTotal
1st January— 31st March5555001055
1st April—30th June164154318
1st July—30th September121224
1st October—31st December123
Total7326681400

Table: From the table below it will be seen that the first five years of childhood suffer the major incidence of the disease and the sexes are affected equally:

From the table below it will be seen that the first five years of childhood suffer the major incidence of the disease and the sexes are affected equally:

M.F.Total
Under 1 year332457
1 year7582157
2 years11494208
3 years13091221
4 years102113215
5—9 years249235484
10—14 years111324
15—24 years61016
25 +12618*
Total7326681400

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(* includes 12 age unknown).
Vaccination and Immunisation (see page 30).
Food Poisoning.
Of the three notified cases of food poisoning, it was only possible in one case to
isolate the causative agent.
The patient, after suffering extensive diarrhoea and frequent vomiting was
admitted to hospital, where specimens were taken and CI. welchii isolated.
A thorough investigation was carried out but the source of the infection was not
discovered.
Previous years figures are as follows :
1962 14 1965 6
1963 6 1966 —
1964 8 1967 3
Infective Hepatitis.
Following the voluntary notification by family doctors of this disease during the
latter part of 1966 the Ministry of Health approved the Order made by the Council
which makes Infective! Hepatitis officially notifiable in the Borough from the 1st July,
1967 for a period of 3 years, and for which the local authority may pay a notification
fee.
During the six months ended 31st December, 1967, 34 cases were notified. All
cases were investigated but it was not possible to find a common factor suggesting the
source of infection. The department continued to participate in the survey which is
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