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23
Unsound Food
The department continues to receive articles of food containing
a variety of foreign substances.
There were eight successful prosecutions. Warning letters
were sent in other cases.
Clean Food Campaign
Lectures were given by the Medical Officer of Health and
Chief Sanitary Inspector to food handlers working in the Borough.
Arrangements were made for the assistants to attend in the
employers' time; there was a good response.
Lectures have also been given to the members of various local
organisations, especially those attended by women.
On two occasions all the local cinemas exhibited films
("Another Case of Poisoning" and "Fly About the House") and
the department arranged suitable publicity throughout the Borough.
Food Poisoning Outbreaks
During the year 11 cases of food poisoning were notified;
these covered four small outbreaks and one single case. In one case
the causative organism was identified.