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Hot water supplies provided 15
Handbasins provided 5
Soap and towels provided 14
Accumulations removed 1
Fittings and utensils cleansed or renewed 8
FOOD POISONING.
Annual Return of Food Poisoning Notifications.
Food Poisoning Notifications (Corrected) Returned to Registrar General.
1st Quarter. 2nd Quarter. 3rd Quarter. 4th Quarter. Total. Deaths.
Nil. 2 5 Nil 7 Nil
Outbreaks Due to Identified Agents.
Total Outbreaks. 1 Total cases. 4 (3 not notified)
Outbreaks of undiscovered cause.
Total Outbreaks. Nil Total cases. Nil
Single cases. 6
Agent Identified 5 Unknown Cause 1 Total 6
Of the seven total cases notified during the year, five were persons
normally resident outside the district and admitted to the Barnet General
Hospital already suffering and notified from the Hospital as cases of
Salmonella poisoning. Investigations would be carried out by the districts
where the patients were normally resident.
One case of Food Poisoning notified from the local hospital concerned
the proprietor of a catering business in the district. Immediate
investigations were made and stool specimens showed that two other members of
his family and one employee were also affected although not showing symptoms.
As all persons affected were employed in the business strict hygienic
measures were enforced and regular visits were made to ensure that these were
being carried out. The employee eventually entered hospital because
domiciliary methods of treatment did not have the desired effect. No further
cases occurred in the family or employees nor any amongst the customers.
ICE CREAM.