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All cases recovered quickly after medical treatment and the
necessary negative swab results obtained.
This outbreak, as possibly in the first outbreak reported,
might have been caused by the meat being pre-cooked during the
day before consumption, left to cool at room temperature and then
slowly warmed the following day before being served. However, the
evidence was not conclusive as to the exact cause of either
outbreak.
Necessary instructions were issued to the hotel and no
further cases were reported.
All the other cases of food poisoning or suspected food
poisoning notified were isolated cases and all made uneventful
recovery after routine medical treatment. At conclusion of treatment
negative swab results were obtained in all cases.
Smallpox Contacts
Eight references were made to the Department during the
year for the surveillance of smallpox contacts who had arrived
in this country from endemic or locally infected areas and were
reported as proceeding to addresses in Havering. This surveillance
was necessary as these travellers were not in possession of valid
International Certificates of Vaccination against Smallpox, and
the authority for this control measure is given to Health Authorities
by the Public Health (Aircraft) Regulations, 1966 and the Public
Health (Ships) Regulations, 1966.
MEDICAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR LONG-STAY IMMIGRANTS
During the year advice notes were received from the Port
Health Authorities in respect of 75 immigrants who were alleged
to be staying at addresses in the Borough, but in only 43 cases
was successful contact made with the immigrant to advise on
health matters.
A revised hand-out card for immigrants has now been reprinted
in eight languages — Spanish, English, Italian, French, Hindi,
Urdu, Bengali and Punjabi, as opposed to the previous card which
was printed in six languages.
FOOD AND DRUGS ADMINISTRATION
A total of 512 samples (71 formal and 441 informal) were
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