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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
Barking 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Twelve warning letters were sent and twenty-one prosecutions taken; of these,
two defendants were given an absolute discharge. In one case it was agreed that
legal proceeding should be instituted, but the witness was unwilling to give
evidence so a warning letter was sent to the manufacturers.
Registration of Food Hawkers
Under the provisions of the Essex County Council Act, 1952, Section 103,
10 persons were registered as food hawkers during the year.
Food Poisoning
The following is a copy of the annual return submitted to the Ministry of
Health:-
Incidents and Cases
| Causative Agent | General Outbreaks | Family Outbreaks | Sporadic Cases | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of separate outbreaks | No. of cases notified or ascertained | No. of separate outbreaks | No. of cases notified or ascertained | Notified or ascertained | |
| S. typhimurium | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Other Salmonellae | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Cl. welchii | - | - | - | - | - |
| Staph, aureus | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other causes | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cause unknown | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | - | - | - | - | 7 |
Details of Food Poisoning due to Salmonellae other than S. Typhimurium
Type of Salmonellae "Kentucky" 1
Pesticides in Food Survey - First Year 1966/67
During this period 21 samples of various foodstuffs were submitted by this
authority; two of these were above the 'reporting' limit set by the Ministry of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for organo-chlorine pesticides, and another
sample, whilst above the 'reporting' limit for lead, was well below the statutory
limit. There is no statutory limit for organo-chlorine pesticide contamination
nor have the authorities suggested one, as they did for aldrin/dieldrin, so we
can only hope that the survey will have furnished the authorities with the
necessary information to enable them to set acceptable standards for these other
chemicals.
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