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Mr. Haynes, with the assistance of Mr. Alexander and other
officers of the Council, has prepared a number of specimens and
other material suitable for the purpose of arousing public interest
on the subject of a safe and clean food supply and for the education
of the public generally on this important matter. These include:—
Articles of foodstuffs containing foreign matter such as
cigarette ends, nails, razor blades, cockroaches, weevils,
moths, grubs, glass and excreta of mice:
Specimens of diseased meat showing tuberculosis, tenuicollis
and echinococcus cysts, malignant growths, coccidiosis,
actinomycosis and liver flukes:
Specimens showing life histories of the house fly, blow fly,
gnat, mosquito and cockroach:
Magnified illustrations of bacteria and micro-organisms
associated with food poisoning, etc. (B. Coli: B. Typhosus:
B. Dysenteriae: B. Botulinus: B. Proteus:
Streptococcus Faecalis: Staphylococcus Pyogenes
Aureus), together with organisms causing pneumonia,
influenza, whooping cough, diphtheria, tuberculosis,
anthrax, tetanus, cholera, malaria, leprosy and infective
jaundice:
Framed descriptive panels and photographs which illustrate
the various bacteria and organisms:
Specially designed and constructed portable exhibit stand,
fitted with fluorescent lighting—for displaying illustrations
:
Film strip, "The Hygiene of Food Handling", and a 16 mm.
copy of the sound film, "Another Case of Poisoning":
Set of poster panels dealing with food poisoning.
Food Poisoning Notifications, 1950.—There was no outbreak
of food poisoning during the year, but 11 single cases were notified.
The agent was identified in 4 of these cases.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OYER, INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES
The control of infectious disease is among the most important
functions of the Public Health Department since it is the speed and
effectiveness with which methods of control are applied that
determine whether any particular disease will assume epidemic
proportions or be confined to a relatively small area.
The effective control of contacts is particularly necessary in
these days of air transport when it is easily possible for serious