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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
Heston and Isleworth 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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FOOD POISONING OUTBREAKS 1950
| Outbreak No. | Date of onset | Date of notification or other information | No. of persons at risk | No. of persons affected | No. of deaths of affected persons | Organism causing outbreak | Food transmitting infection | Food suspected of transmitting | Place of infection | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19-5-50 | 23-5-50 | ? | 1 | — | Not ascertained | — | Meat pie | Restaurant outside | — |
| 2 | 22-7-50 | 26-7-50 | 13 | 1 | — | Salmonella typhimurium | — | — | Borough Home | — |
| 3 | 14-8-50 | 24-8-50 | ? | 1 | — | Not ascertained | — | — | — | Notification from hospital but patient resided outside Borough. |
| 4 | 26-9-50 | 11-10-50 | ? | 1 | — | Not ascertained | — | Corned Beef | Cafe outside Borough | — |
| 5 | 3-10-50 | 14-10-50 | ? | 1 | — | Not ascertained | — | — | Home | Notification from hospital, but patient resided outside Borough. |
| 6 | 25-5-50 | 6-6-50 | 3 | 1 | — | Salmonella typhimurium | — | — | — |