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taken from hospital against medical advice but appeared to be in
good health when seen seven days after admission to hospital.
The cause of this isolated case could not be ascertained.
In July an outbreak of diarrhoea was reported from a rest
centre for homeless persons, thirty-six of the temporary residents
and staff being affected in varying degrees. Tinned salmon was
suspected of having caused this outbreak as it was eaten by all the
affected persons but not by the two who were not indisposed.
None of the salmon remained for examination. A week later a
further outbreak of diarrhoea occurred at this rest centre, seventeen
temporary residents and three members of the staff being affected.
No definite information as to the cause of this outbreak could be
discovered. In both outbreaks the indisposition was of short
duration and no further cases occurred.
With reference to the milk supply, at the end of the year one
cowkeeper, 72 dairies and milkshops, 97 dairymen (including those
whose premises are situated outside the Borough) and 279 purveyors
of milk in sealed receptacles remained on the Register. In no case
was it found necessary to refuse registration or to remove a retailer
from the register under Section 22 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938.
Under the Milk (Special Designations) Order 32 principal
licences and 10 supplementary licences were granted. Of the principal
licences 3 were in respect of pasteurising establishments, 1 was
for a tuberculin-tested bottling establishment, 19 were dealers'
licences for the sale of pasteurised milk and 9 were dealers' licences
for the sale of tuberculin-tested milk. One of the licences in respect
of pasteurising establishments related to the new high temperature
short-time process. Two hundred and seventy-eight samples were
taken of milk sold under Special Designations and seven of these
were found not to conform to the requirements of the Orders. The
vendors of these samples were warned and advice given to enable the
cause of the adverse reports to be rectified. The practice of submitting
all samples of pasteurised milk to the phosphatase test was
again followed and 8 samples were reported positive by this test.
These samples were examined for tubercle bacilli with negative
results.
Premises used for the preparation or manufacture of sausages
or potted, pressed, pickled or preserved food are required to be registered
by Section 14 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938. At the end
of the year the number of premises remaining on the register was
152.