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WATER SUPPLY.
(i) The water supply of the Borough in its several parts has been
satisfactory both in quality and quantity.
(ii) All houses in the area have water services laid on from the Metropolitan
Water Board's mains. No bacteriological or chemical
analyses were made by this Authority of the raw water going into
supply.
(iil) The water supply of this district from the Metropolitan Water Board
does not give rise to plumbo-solvent action.
(iv) There were no contamination areas.
MEAT AND OTHER FOODS.
No slaughterhouse was in use in the Borough during the year. Details
of the work carried out in the inspection of premises, stalls and vehicles
used for the storage, preparation and sale of food, including ice-cream,
are included in the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector.
FOOD POISONING.
In accordance with Ministry of Health Circular 46/49, the following
information was supplied

(2) Outbreaks due to identified agents
There were no outbreaks during the year.
(3) Outbreaks of undiscovered cause
There were 3 such outbreaks during the year.
(4) Single cases
Agent identified Nil
Unknown cause 13
Total 13
CLEAN FOOD CAMPAIGN.
The initial steps have been taken in the formation of a Food Hygiene
Guild but owing to pressure of work and shortage of staff, visitation of
food shops and other premises for the purposes of detailed inspection for
admission to the Guild has been rather slow. However, it is hoped that
ultimately requests for admission will come from a high proportion of
tradesmen, and every means will be employed to foster a co-operative
spirit so that certificates when Issued will indicate not only a high
standard of hygiene in the premises concerned, but bear witness to the
contributory effort of the owner of the shop In the Interests of public
health.