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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
Battersea 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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| Lbs. | Tins | Pkts. | Jars | Tubes | Chips | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butter | 6 | |||||
| Biscuits | 36 | |||||
| Cereal | 9 | |||||
| Cheese | ||||||
| Fish (Wet) | 210 | |||||
| Fish (Preserved) | 371 | 240 | ||||
| Fruit (Fresh) | 91 | |||||
| Fruit (Preserved) | 61 | 325 | 167 | |||
| Jams and Preserves | 9 | 2 | ||||
| Meat (Fresh) | 1401 | |||||
| Meat (Preserved) | l,0821 | 153 | 127 | |||
| Milk (Tinned) | 3 | |||||
| Offal | 273 | 3 | ||||
| Pickles, Sauces, etc. | 97 | 60 | ||||
| Poultry | 167½ | |||||
| Rabbit | 90 | |||||
| Soup and Gravy Preparations | 18 | 4 | ||||
| Vegetables (Preserved) | 1 | 52 | ||||
| Other food | 231 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
FOOD POISONING.
Twenty-five cases of food poisoning were notified during the y^'
and three cases were otherwise ascertained. In 18 cases the causati
organisms were found be be Salmonella of the following types:—
Brancaster 1 case
Typhi-murium 17 cases
The agents for the remaining 10 cases were not identified.
There was a mild outbreak due to Chlostridium Welchii affecting
79 people who ate lunch in a factory canteen situated within j
Borough. The duration of the illness was very short, and all f
people affected returned to work the following day. The food causM
this outbreak was steak which was cooked one afternoon, left to cO ,
overnight and was eaten the following day. None of the people affected
were notified as suffering from food poisoning.