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(2) Female aged 78 years. Admitted to hospital on 18th July, 1958 suffering
from salmonella typhimurium infection. Patient died 21st July, 1958
Cause of death certified as toxaemia due to popliteal thrombosis due to
atheroma (? Diverticulitis). Case was notified as salmonella typhimurium
infection,
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
necessary 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 34
(ii) From dairy premises in the Borough 26
(iii) From premises in the Borough, other than dairies 196
Total 256
Dairy Premises 26
Legal action was taken against one distributor for an offence under
regulation 26, namely, failing to ensure cleanliness of vessel used for
containing milk in that tobacco shreds were found adhering to inner surface of
bottle. In this case action was also taken under Section 2 of the Food and
Drugs Act, 1955. The case was withdrawn without costs, as the conclusion was
reached that there was insufficient evidence that tobacco shreds were adhering
to the bottle at time of delivery.
(b) MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATION) (RAW MILK) REGULATIONS, 1949 1954 Under
these Regulations, the following licences were issued by the Borough Council:
Dealer's Licence - Tuberculin Tested Milk 35
Dealer's Supplementary Licence Tuberculin Tested Milk 18
Fifteen samples of raw milk were submitted for biological examination for
tubercle bacilli and all gave negative results.
(c) MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATION) (PASTEURISED AND STERILISED MILK) REGULATIONS,
1949-1953. Under these Regulations, the following licences were issued by
the Borough Council:-
Steriliser's Licence 1
Dealer's Licence -
Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) Milk 46
Pasteurised Milk 155
Sterilised Milk 211
Dealer's Supplementary Licence -
Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) Milk 23
Pasteurised Milk 30
Sterilised Milk 33