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Visits paid, 73.
Attendances at clinic, 192 persons; representing 99 families.
Treated at baths, 122 persons; representing 52 families.
Number of baths given, 409.
Supplied with lotion or ointment (for home treatment), 58
persons; representing 32 families.
Admitted to hospital, 1.
Food Poisoning
A small outbreak of acute food poisoning occurred during
the year amongst the members of the National Fire Service.
Some 16 cases of acute diarrhoea and vomiting were reported and
several cases required hospital treatment. Examination of specimens
from the patients and of food still available proved negative.
A temporary canteen was in use at the time and the
suspected cause of the outbreak was a staphyloccal infection of
gravy, but as none was available for examination this could not
be confirmed.