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with lemon juice drinks, and a "Seedless Fig Bar" which contained
crushed seeds. Some extravagant claims in respect of
medical remedies were challenged and the advertisements withdrawn."
"Special Designated Milk. During 1959 my Council issued two
Dealers’ (Pasteuriser's) licenses in respect of premises within
your area where milk is processed. These premises were regularly
inspected and compliance with statutory requirements was
well maintained. A total of 94 designated milks was taken, only
one of which failed to obtain a satisfactory certificate. An
official caution was issued in respect of this sample which
failed the phosphatase test. "
"Safe Milk. In addition to the foregoing two samples of raw
milk were procured within your area and submitted to tests for
the presence of tubercle bacilli. Neither was found contaminated.
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Food Poisoning.
Nine cases of Food Poisoning occurred during the year, Six
were due to Salmonella Typhi murium, one to Salmonella Anatum,
one to Clostridium Welchii and one to an unidentified agent.
The task of investigating food poisoning is made considerably
more difficult for the Public Health Inspectors by the
delay which often takes place in notifying cases to the Public
Health Department. By the time the Inspector arrives on the
scene all traces of the suspected meal have been disposed of
and the affected persons have great difficulty in remembering
exactly what they ate during the crucial period. The importance
of obtaining this information is evident if it is realised that
whilst some foods are more open to suspicion than others there
is practically no article of food or drink which can be ruled
out as being above suspicion'.
Complaints about Food.
Forty complaints were received about food alleged to be
grossly contaminated, unsound or not of the nature, substance
or quality demanded, but proceedings were taken in only four
instances.
Some of the complaints were of a trivial nature; in other
cases of a more serious nature the previous good record of the
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