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and duration of their symptoms corresponded in every way with those
associated with infection by staphylococcus aureus.
In another small outbreak, also involving husband and wife, the
onset of symptoms followed a meal taken at a hotel on the coast where
they had been staying. Both these persons were found to be suffering
from salmonella typhimurium infection on passing this information to
the Medical Officer of Health of the coastal resort in question, it was
found that there had been a small outbreak of food poisoning at the
hotel due to salmonella typhimurium.
In October information was received that some eight schoolchildren
were taken ill with symptoms of sickness and abdominal pain occurring
some 12 to 18 hours after partaking of a school meal Bacteriological
examination of the food in question and of specimens from the children
concerned, yielded negative results These eight cases were not notified
as food poisoning or suspected food poisoning.
SECTION 27 (Inspection and control of infected food). If the Medical
Officer of Health of a district has reasonable ground for suspecting
that any food of which he, or any other officer of the local authority
of the district, has procured a sample under the provisions of this Act
is likely to cause food poisoning, he may give notice to the person in
charge of the food that, until his investigations are completed, the
food, or any specified portion thereof, is not to be used for human
consumption, and either is not to be removed, or is not to be removed
except to some place specified in the notice. No action was taken
under this section.
SECTION 29 (Milk and Dairies Regulations)
(a) MILK AND DAIRIES REGULATIONS 1949-54. These Regulations
require local authorities to keep a register of persons carrying on the
trade of milk distributor and of all dairy premises other than dairy
farms in their district and make special provisions relating to the
production, treatment, handling and storage of milk. At the end of the
year, entries in the register were as follows:-
Distributors of Milk:-
(i) From dairy premises outside the Borough 33
(ii) From dairy premises in the Borough 26
(iii) From premises in the Borough, other than dairies 197
Total 256
Dairy Premises: 26
Legal action was taken against one distributor for two offences on
separate occasions under Regulation 26:-
Offence Fines Costs
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Failure to ensure cleanliness of
vessel used for containing milk 2 0 0 2 2 0
Failure to ensure cleanliness of
vessel used for containing milk 10 0 0 2 2 0
(b) MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATION) (RAW MILK) REGULATIONS, 1949-1954
Under these Regulations, the following licences were issued by the
Borough Council:-