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Food Poisoning
There were 46 individual cases notified during the year, of which
6 were due to Salmonella Typhi-murium.
1 was due to Salmonella Derby.
1 was due to Salmonella Heidelberg.
The distribution of cases throughout the year was as follows:-
Jan. 0
Feb. 4 No organisms identified.
Mar. 1
April 5 -1 case Sal, Typhi Murium.
May. 2 -1 case Sal. Typhi-Murium.
June 7
July 5
Aug. 0
Sept. 6 -1 case Sal. Typhi murium.
Oct. 3
Nov. 9 -1 case Sal. Heidelberg. 1 case Sal. Derby.
Dec 4 3 cases Sal. Typhi Murium in same family.
The following individual cases were investigated and the possible
cause identified:-
April. Stewed Apple & Ham -Sal. Typhi-murium isolated.
April. Vegetable Pie -No organisms detected.
April. Corned Beef -No organisms detected.
June. Brown Ale -No organisms detected.
June. Contact with outbreak
at Cliftonville - No organisms detected.
Small Outbreak in School
In February there was a small outbreak in a school involving two
teachers and twelve children. The symptoms were abdominal pain and
diarrhoea and mild vomiting. There was a rapid recovery.
Bacteriological Examination gave the following results
Roast Lamb. - Amoebic sporing bacilli and micrococci.
Gravy - Large gram + bacilli, some resembled
C1. Welchii.
Culture resembled Amoebic bacilli.
Custard - Gram + Cocci.