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4151b.; Fruitjuice, 24 tins; Jam Preserves, 72 tins; Jellies,
5 packets; Meat (Fresh), 4,206 lb.; Meat (Tinned), 2,025
lb.; Meat Pies, 111; Milk (Tinned), 301 tins; Nuts, 58 lb.;
Pastry and Pudding Mixtures, 5 packets; Pickles, 29 jars;
Poultry, 233 lb.; SaladCreams, 6 bottles; Sausages 198 lb.;
Soups, 53 tins; Sugar, 1 lb.; Tomatoes, 188 tins; Vegetables
(Dried), 7 lb.; Vegetables (Tinned), 367 tins.
(vii) FOREIGN BODIES IN FOOD.
9 complaints (including 2 in paragraph (iii) Sampling)
were received during 1959 of the presence of foreign bodies
in foodstuffs; letters of warning were sent in 5 cases and
legal proceedings in 1 case.
(viii) FOOD POISONING.
By virtue of Section 82 of the Ilford Corporation Act,
1937, food poisoning became compulsorily notifiable in
Ilford as from 1st October, 1938. It is also notifiable under
Section 17, Food and Drugs Act, 1955.
71 notifications were received.
There were 21 family outbreaks, 3 other outbreaks
and 29 single cases.
In 6 outbreaks (involving 19 persons) the causual
organism was identified as Salmonella Typhi-murium; in 1
outbreak (involving 2 persons) as Salmonella Saint Paul; in
1 outbreak (involving 4 persons) as Staphylococci and in 2
outbreaks (involving 97 persons) as Cl. Welchii. In the remaining
14 outbreaks (involving 34 persons) no agent was
identified.
Regarding the single cases, the agents identified
were Salmonella Typhi-murium 11, Salmonella St. Paul 3,
Staphylococci 1. In the remaining 14 cases no organism was
identified.
With a view to preventing spread of infection a parttime
assistant in a baker's shop, who was notifiedas a case
of food poisoning was excluded from her employment for a
period of 6 weeks and compensation for loss of earnings was
paid in respect of this period.