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104 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1935.
Further samples were taken in both cases, and these were found
to comply with the standard.
Butter and Margarine.
210 samples of butter were submitted for analysis during the
year and all were reported to be genuine.
20 samples of margarine were submitted for analysis, and all
were reported to be genuine.
Other Articles.
465 samples were submitted under this heading. The results
of the analyses are given in the Public Analysts' Report.
During the Summer an outbreak of food poisoning occurred
at a large institution. The number of cases was 64, all of them
only slightly affected.
After exhaustive examination of various articles of food and
of the water supply, no cause for the outbreak was discovered.
All the cases recovered.