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(vii) FOREIGN BODIES IN FOOD.
29 complaints (including 7 instances referred to in paragraph (iii)
(Sampling) were received during 1964 of the presence of foreign bodies
in foodstuffs; letters of warning were sent in 2 cases and legal proceedings
taken in 9 cases and fines totalling £33 plus £15.2s.6d. costs
were imposed.
(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 26, Food and Drugs Act, 1955.
In 1964, 19 notifications were received.
There were 4 family outbreaks, 8 other outbreaks and 3 single cases.
The Causual organisms were identified as follows':—
Outbreaks
Salmonella typhi-murium 1 outbreak involving 7 persons
Salmonella Brandenberg 1 outbreak involving 2 persons
Salmonella Paratyphoid B 1 outbreak involving 2 persons
Staphylococci - including toxin 1 outbreak involving 2 persons
No identification 8 outbreaks involving 19 persons
Single Cases
Salmonella typhi-murium 1
Salmonella Brandenberg 1
No identification 1
(ix) BAKEHOUSES. - There are 14 bakehouses in the district, all
of which use motive power, 104 inspections of bakehouses were carried
out during the year.
(x) MERCHANDISE MARKS ACT, 1926. - No contravention of this
Act was reported during 1964.
(xi) DISEASES OF ANIMALS (WASTE FOODS) ORDER, 1957. - One
person has been licensed to operate a boiling or waste foods plant under
the above Order.