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OTHER SAMPLES AND SPECIMENS SUBMITTED
TO PATHOLOGICAL LABORATORY FOR
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION
60 empty milk bottles were submitted at intervals during the
year for bacteriological examination directly following their
treatment by the bottle washing machine of a local milk bottling
plant-all were found to be satisfactory.
35 empty beer bottles were similarly examined following
their treatment by the bottle washing machine of a local beer
bottling plant-all were found to be satisfactory.
9 samples of Frozen Egg were examined and were found
satisfactory-no pathogenic organisms being isolated.
Samples of foodstuffs, as listed below, were submitted to the
Pathological Laboratory in connection with suspected cases of
Food Poisoning, Typhoid, Paratyphoid and Dysentery. With the
exception of the three specimens of sausagemeat, where the
presence of CI. Welchii was indicated, all samples were found to
be free of pathogenic organisms.
Apple Crumble 1
Butter 1
Chicken 3
Cockles 1
Coleslaw1
Cream 1
Custard 2
Dried Peas1
Fruit Salad 1
Greens 1
Ham 2
Home Made Sponge Cake 1
Ice Cream 1
Jelly 1
Meat 3
Dried Milk 1
Pork Dripping 1
Potatoes 2
Sausagemeat 3
Steak and Kidney Pudding 1
Stewed Plums 1
Stuffing 1
Sugar 1
Water 6
415 specimens of faeces and 2 specimens of urine were submitted
from persons suspected to be suffering from infectious
disease or food poisoning, or to be contacts of persons suffering