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FOOD POISONING
Family Outbreaks (l)
Three Cases
This outbreak affected a father, mother and one daughter aged
5 years. All had diarrhoea and vomiting (not severe). Faecal
specimens were submitted for bacteriological examination and were
reported negative in all cases.
The food causing the illness was thought to be a tin of pork
luncheon meat. The preparation of all food consumed by the family
is done at home, and the only member of the family not affected
was a daughter aged 1 year, who did not share the meal in question
and remained quite well.
Other Outbreaks (1)
Two Cases
Two males aged 15 years were involved in this outbreak. They
were members of a party of German Students on a short exchange visit
to this Country and who were staying in Chelsea,
During their visit the party went on a sightseeing tour of
London and all had lunch at the same restaurant, but the two youths
in question still feeling hungry, purchased and ate some corned beef
sandwiches at a coffee stall situated outside this Borough. All the
party had the same to eat with the exception of the corned beef
sandwiches.
The two persons concerned had diarrhoea and vomiting, one
so severe that he was removed to hospital. Salmonella typhimurium
was isolated in both cases and the remaining members of the party
stayed quite well during the rest of their stay.
Single Cases (1)
This referred to a female aged 24., who vas admitted to
hospital with acute gastro-enteritis and was afterwards notified
as suffering from food poisoning (salmonella typhimurium). On
enquiry it was found that the patient was one of a number of people
affected in a restaurant outside Chelsea.