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Total samples Number Adulterated
Article examined Formal Informal. Remarks.
Sausages 24 1 Not lab oiled as
preservea, contained
240 parts of sulphur
diioxide per million.
Sugar 8 1 1 Yellow crystals
coloured with artificial
dye and the
other had been damaged
by sea water.
Split Peas 13 2 - 15 & 12.7% of peas
attacked by maggots.
Vinegar 10 5 Four were artificial
vinegar and the fifth
was artificial vinegar
20% deficient in
acetic acid.
It was not necessary to take legal action in respect of any
of these samples.
Pharmacy and Poisons. Seven samples were. taxen, one being reported
as 20% deficient in Ammonia and the other (Disinfectant Fluid) did
not bear the vendor's name and address.
PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASED.
Notifiable Diseases. Table 2 at the end of this Report gives
particulars of the cases notified. The number of cases of
diphtheria decreased from 212 to 158 and those of Scarlet Fever
from 264 to 140. There were only 42 cases of Measles notified
compared with 1,609 the previous year while cases of diarrhoea
decreased from 72 to 25.
Diphtheria Immunisation. Immunisation was carried on once a week
until the end of July when work was, as usual, suspended for one
month. The outbreak of the war prevented the re-opening of the
clinic before the end of the year. Sessions numbered 29 and 168
new cases attended, a total of 1,359 attendances being made by both
new and old cases. The following is a summary of the treatments given
Under 5 Aged 5 Over 15
years of to 15 years. Total.
age. years.
Primary Schick:
Positive 10.5 35 - 140
Negative 5 14 - 19
Inoculations APT
1st 114 40 - 154
2nd 97 36 133
Alter Positive
Post Schick 3 8 - 11
Inoculations T A.F,:
1st 1 6 - 7
2nd 1 6 1 8
3rd - 1 1 2
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