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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table 27.—Food Poisoning Investigation
| General Outbreaks | Family 0 | utbreaks | Sporadic Cases | Total | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of separate outbreaks | Number of cases notified or ascertained | Number of separate outbreaks | Number of cases notified or ascertained | Notified or ascertained | Number of outbreaks and sporadic cases Columns (1+3+5) | Number of cases Columns (2+4+5) | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | |
| 1. S. Typhimurium | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 2. Other Salmonellae .. | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 3. CI. welchii | 3 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 4. Staph. aureus | 1 | 110 | — | — | — | 1 | 110 |
| 5. Other causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6. Cause unknown | 2 | 94 | — | — | 15 | 17 | 109 |
| 7. Total .. | 7 | 219 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 35 | 248 |
Table 28.—Analyses for Pesticides in Food
| Description | Country of origin | Vaporiser with open foods | D.D.T. p.p.m. | Other Organo-chlorine Compounds p.p.m. | Organo-phosphorus Compounds p.p.m. (as P) | Metals p.p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canned Strawberries in in syrup | England | — | Less than 0.05 | Less than 0.02 | Less than 0.05 | — |
| Creamed Cereal Baby Food (milk based) | England | — | Less than 0.02 | Less than 0.002 | Less than 0.05 | — |
| Lettuce | England | No | Less than 0.05 | Less than 0.02 | Less than 0.05 | — |
| Apples Cox's Orange | England | No | Less than 0.05 | Less than 0.02 | Less than 0.05 | Arsenic—less than 0.1 p.p.m. Lead—less than 0.1 p.p.m. |
| Beef Dripping | England | No | Less than 0.05 | Less than 0.02 | Less than 0.05 | — |
| Pasteurised Milk Homogenised | England | — | Less than 0.02 | Less than 0.002 | Less than 0.05 | — |
| Mild Ale | England | — | Less than 0.05 | Less than 0.02 | Less than 0.05 | — |