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Education
Owing to pressure of work, activities in the field of education
in relation to food hygiene during 1956 were mainly confined to
(i) the distribution of literature and the exhibition of posters
(referred to in Section B) and
(ii) the personal education of food handlers by the Public Health
Inspectors in the course of routine visits to premises.
Such influence has undoubtedly had an increased effect since
personal persuasion has been backed by the Food Hygiene Regu1ations.
Consideration has been given in the past to the formation of a
clean food guild but for several reasons it was decided to abandon the
idea.
Pood Poisoning
Thirty-three cases of Food Poisoning were notified during the
year. There were no deaths.
There were no outbreaks of Food Poisoning due to identified causes
during the year. One outbreak due to an unidentified cause occurred
as under:-
Domestic(April). 4 cases notified. Suspected cause: Sausages.,
Apart from the outbreak detailed above the following individual
cases were investigated
Agent identified
1 in January Salmonella "Stanleyville"
1 in June Salmonella Typhi-murium
1 in June Salmonella "Thompson"
1 in June Cl. welchii
1 in July Salmonella Typhi-murium
1 in August Salmonella Typhi-murium
1 in August Cl. welchii
1 in October Salmonella "Derby"
1 in November Salmonella Typhi-murium