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Two samples of ingredients used in the manufacture of
ice cream were also submitted to bacteriological examination
and in each case the result was satisfactory.
Premises in the borough where ice cream is manufactured,
stored or sold were frequently inspected during the year and
generally were found to be in a satisfactory condition, having
regard to the Ice Cream (Heat Treatment, etc.) Regulations,
19U7/52.
FOOD POISONING
Under Section 17 of the Pood and Drugs Act, 1938,
any medical practitioner, on becoming aware that a person
is suffering, or is suspected to be suffering, from food
poisoning, must notify the Medical Officer of Health.

Outbreaks of undiscovered cause (3 outbreaks)
(a) The first outbreak occurred when four out of five
members of a Kensington family fell ill with diarrhoea
and vomiting. The fifth member of the family had partaken
food in common with the four sufferers, but had exhibited no
symptoms. Although investigations, including bacteriological
examination of specimens from patients and contact, revealed
no causative agent, it was suspected that the environment
had contributed to the outbreak. The family were living in
overcrowded conditions and the rooms showed evidence of recent
bug infestation. The food storage accommodation was
unventilated and was in a fair condition only; the cooking
utensils were dirty.
(b) The second outbreak involved 17 out of 140 inmates
of an old people's home in Kensington. The symptoms of
diarrhoea and vomiting were not severe, nor did they persist