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FOOD POISONING
Food Poisoning Notifications (corrected)
1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr. Total
27 22 54 15 118
Outbreaks due to Identified Agents-
Outbreaks - 5; Cases - 69.
Outbreaks of Undiscovered Cause-
Outbreaks - Nil; Cases - Nil.
Single Cases Notified-
Agents identified - 14; Unknown - 104.
UNSOUND POOD CONDEMNED AND DESTROYED
During the year 1958, the undermentioned unsound or diseased food was
surrendered by the owners and dealt with by the Pood Inspectors. Most of this
was destroyed, the remainder being used for pig food:-
Articles
Canned foods (miscellaneous)
Meat and meat products
Canned ham and meats
Pish and fish products
Poultry and Game
Vegetables
Fruit and fruit products
Milk products
Synthetic cream
Fats
Eggs and egg products
Flour and flour confectionery
Preserves
Pickles Sauces Condiments
Cereals and Legumes
Quantities
5,369 tins
14 cwt. 19½ lb. + 564 pies
1.083 tins
279 stone 11½ lb. + 1,256 jars
1 cwt. 2 lb. +1 chicken + 96 cutlets
5 cwt. 99 lb. + 14 litres + 111 jars
25 cwt. 7 lb. +23 boxes + 4 galls.
8 galls. + 1,160 pkts. + 5 cwt. 76 1b. 2 oz.
11½ galls.
58½ lb.
42 lb. + 17 pkts.
72 lb.
70 lb.
187 lb. + 2½ galls. + 143 jars
3 cwt. 79 lb. + 113 pkts.
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