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II. Unsound Food.
Regular supervision of all food premises and street traders is maintained,
and tradesmen are encouraged to seek the opinion of the
Inspectors as to any food considered suspect, with a view to its
surrender and destruction.
The following quantities of food were voluntarily surrendered
during the year:—
Meat
Beef, 1 forequarter.
Beef and mutton pieces, 120 lbs.
Bullocks' mesenteric fat, 1 set
Bullocks' livers, 26
Bullocks' lungs, 6
Bullocks' head and tongue, 1
Bullocks' head, 1.
Bullocks (entire), 2
Pigs (entire), 2
Pigs' plucks, 5
Pigs' livers, 4
Pigs' heads, 2
Pork, 13 lbs.
Rabbits, 12
Meat
Sheep's lungs, 2 sets
Sheep's liver, 1
Sheep's plucks, 7
Fish
Skate, 84 lbs.
Tinned Sild, 2338 tins.
Fowl
Chickens, 4
Turkeys, 5
Vegetable
Lettuce, 60 lbs.
III. Food Poisoning.
The following is an analysis of the notifications received, grouped
according to the causal agent:—
Food. No. of cases.
Tinned Salmon 1 case
Fried Fish 1 „
Boiled Lamb 2 cases
Rock Salmon 1 case
Pork Chop 1 „
Shrimps 1 „
Mushrooms 1 „
Tinned Pears 1 „
(Uncertain) 1 „
In addition to a copy of each certificate being forwarded to the County
Medical Officer, information in respect of cases of general interest as
affecting the Metropolis as a whole is also transmitted to him.