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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
Dagenham 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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proceedings were instituted:—
Insects in milk Fined £5
Mouldy Jam Sandwich ,, £10
Glass in Orange Drink „ £10
Dirty Milk Bottle Case dismissed.
Insufficient evidence.
The normal method of disposing of unsound food is to use the incinerator at the
Council's Refuse Disposal Works. Occasionally, when there is a quantity of meat, it
is disposed of under supervision through the Council's waste food service; the meat is
previously cut up and dyed.
Registration of Food Hawkers
Under the provisions of the Essex County Council Act, 1952 Section 103, 12 persons
were registered as Food Hawkers; one had storage premises in the Borough. One
application to sell shell fish and jellied eels was refused as conditions at the site on which
the stall was to stand were not considered to be satisfactory.
Food Poisoning
12 cases of food poisoning were notified during the year. The following is a copy
of the annual return submitted to the Ministry of Health:—
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Total
145212
Cases otherwise ascertained—Nil.
Symptomless Excreters—Nil.
Fatal cases—Nil.
Particulars of Outbreak:—
| No. of Outbreaks | No. of Cases | Total No. of cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Outbreaks | Other Outbreaks | Notified | Otherwise Ascertained | ||
| Agent identified (Cl. welchii) | - | 1 | - | 111 | 111 |
| Agent not identified | 1 | - | 4 | - | 4 |
Single Cases:—
| No. of Cases | Total No. of cases | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Notified | Otherwise Ascertained | ||
| Agent identified (Salmonella Typhimurium) | 5 | — | 5 |
Salmonella Infections, not food-borne—Nil.
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