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Order, and 182 items of food were exarined. No infringements
were disclosed."
Food Poisoning.
Three outbreaks of food poisoning involving in all thirtythree
persons occurred during the year. The causative organism
in one case involving seven persons was Staphylococcus Aureus,
in another involving fourteen persons was a coagulase-positive
Staphylococcus, whilst in the third case, involving twelve
persons the causative organism was not found.
Complaints about Pood.
Twenty-seven complaints were received, compared with
twenty-two last year, and forty the year before, about food
alleged to be contaminated, unsound or not of the nature, substance
or quality demanded. Many were of a trivial nature and
it was decided to take proceedings in one case only.
Inspection of Food Prenises.
(a) Inspections
Total Inspec-
Premises Number in Hons
District made
Restaurants and cafes 91 738
Ice cream dealers and manufacturers 127 229
Licensed premises 40 125
Dairies and milk distributors premises 26 55
Preserved food prenises 65 87
Bakehouses 18 96
Butchers shops 38 418
Grocers shops 74 668
Fish shops 18 157
Greengrocers shops 42 370
Food hawkers premises 9 41
Mobile canteens 4 13
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