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FOOD POISONING
The number of cases of Food Poisoning has shown yet another decrease.
These totalled 10 as compared with 13 in 1951, and 122 in 1950. A summary
of all cases occurring during the year under review is set out below in
identical form to that supplied to the Ministry of Health.
ANNUAL REPORT OF FOOD POISONING NOTIFICATIONS
Notifications of the occurrence of Food Poisoning were received as
follows:-
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Total
NIL 1 5 4 10
Outbreaks (other than family outbreaks) due to
identified agents:-
NIL
Family Outbreaks due to identified agents:-
NIL
Outbreaks (other than family outbreaks) of
undiscovered cause:-
NIL
Family outbreaks of undiscovered cause:-
Total Outbreaks 1 Total Cases: 2
Single Casess-
Agent identified: 6 Unknown causes: 2
(Salmonella typhi-murium 2)
(Salmonella Aertrycke 3)
(Salmonella Newport 1)
Total Cases: 8