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(g) Food Poisoning Outbreaks.
Information is given below :—
Cases Meals served
Schools Meals Service 1 10 280
Not
Private Houses 3 16 prepared at
home
Hospital Ward 1 10 18 in Ward
Factory Canteen 1 42 200
(a) Schools Meals Service. A specimen meal was available and
this was sent to the Pathologist at Epping. Swabs from the
Cook's nose were also sent. Both gave a growth of coagulase
positive staphylococcus.
(b) Hospital Ward. Canned Stewed Steak was suspected. A can
of steak similar to that used was sent for examination.
(c) Factory Canteen. Illness followed 10-12 hours after midday
meal. Meat, Canned Carrots and Canned Beans, also faeces
specimens sent to Laboratory. No causal agent identified.
DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACTS
Swine Fever Order, 1938.— No action necessary.
Sheep Scab Order, 1938.— No action necessary.
Regulation of Movement of Swine Order, 1950. — Eleven
licences were dealt with.
Parasitic Mange Order, 1938.—No action necessary.
The following Orders were dealt with as necessary :—
Live Poultry (Regulation of Sales, Exhibitions and Move-
ments) Order, 1950.
Poultry Carcases (Importation) Order, 1950.
Foot and Mouth Disease (Infected Areas) Special Order
No. 6, 1950.
Exportation of Horses (Minimum Values) Order, 1950.
RATS AND MICE DESTRUCTION ACT, 1919
AND PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949
The Rats and Mice Destruction Act, 1919 was repealed by the
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 as from the 31st March,
the date on which the latter Act came into force.
Certain financial benefits have been brought about by the
introduction of the new Act, as local authorities are now permitted
to give a free service to owners or occupiers of private dwellings