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the patient had recovered before the notification was received,
so that in only eight cases did bacteriological investigation
yield positive results and in each of these the organisms
isolated were of the Salmonella group of food poisoning
organism.
I would like at this stage to express my gratitude to the
staff of the Central Public Health Laboratory at Colindale,
who have co-operated whole-heartedly in these and other
investigations of public health interest and whose work on
behalf of the Public Health Department and the practitioners
in the Borough is recorded in the following Table:—

* Swimming Pools 37
Domestic Supplies 3
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948.
SECTION 47:
The Borough Council on the representation of the Medical
Officer of Health, decided to make application for the removal
to suitable premises of a person in need of care and attention
and served on the person concerned a Notice to that effect.
The case was that of a very old woman whose precise age
was difficult to determine, but who was reputed to be nearly
ninety years of age.
Attention had been called to this case by her own Doctor,
by neighbours and by members of the Public Health staff. On
visiting it was found that the woman concerned was very
weak physically, her speech was incomprehensible and she was
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