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Surbiton 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]

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The origin of the other cases, two of whom were sisters, was
not ascertained.
On 28th March, 1961, there was a small food poisoning
incident at a local factory involving seven persons, three of whom
were sufficiently ill to be removed to hospital.
All made a satisfactory recovery within a few days.
These cases were not included in the notifications because
none of those who were seen by a doctor were residents of this
Borough.
The responsible organism was confirmed as Staph. Aureus and
the vehicle was undoubtedly imoorted cheese.
laboratory facilities.
Extensive use is made of the facilities provided by the
Public Health Laboratory Service (directed by the Medical Research
Council for the Ministry of Health); and opportunity is taken to
gratefully acknowledge the co-operation of Dr. D.R. Gamble and his
staff at the Epsom Laboratory to which our specimens are taken.

Table: Apart from routine samples of water, milk, ice-cream and other food (details of which are given under other headings) the undermentioned specimens were collected by the Inspectors in the course of investigating suspected cases of dysentery, para-typhoid, food poisoning, etc. and taken to the Laboratory.

Apart from routine samples of water, milk, ice-cream and other food (details of which are given under other headings) the undermentioned specimens were collected by the Inspectors in the course of investigating suspected cases of dysentery, para-typhoid, food poisoning, etc. and taken to the Laboratory.

Year1952195319541955195619571958195919601961
Faeces1831292633063,7042,2566101,177199167
Suspected Food.15128106241336359

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EXCLUSION FROM SCHOOL
Thirteen certificates were issued during the year excluding
and re-admitting school cases and contacts of infectious disease.

Table: TUBERCULOSIS.At the end of the year 251 persons were shown to be suffering from tuberculosis and living within the district:-

TUBERCULOSIS.

At the end of the year 251 persons were shown to be suffering from tuberculosis and living within the district:-

SexPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
Males1415
1 Females8817

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