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period covered by this report 38 inspections were made of foods exported from the
district; 62 certificates of purity were issued.
Food Poisoning.
Twenty-four cases of food poisoning were notified during the year. Six of
these cases occurred in connection with an outbreak associated with the consumption
of pressed beef in which coagulase positive staphylococci, phage type 6/47/53, had
been isolated, the cooked meat being prepared and sold by a firm in the borough.
Investigations failed to establish a specific cause in the remaining eighteen
cases.