[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Jersey.

  • Jersey (Channel Islands). Council.
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Jersey. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SANITARY INSPECTORS. The report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector le quires careful attention. Owing to present ra¬ tioning restrictions, a greater number of people have meals outside the home, and as Jersey is a popular o iday resort, tnis Department has rightly placed great emphasis on the cleanliness and hygienic condi¬ tions of restaurants, cafes, snack bars, etc. The work recorded has done much to improve the condi¬ tions and i felt that in this respect Jersey is second to no other holiday resort. There has also been the continuous effort to get cleaner production of milk. Here again the Depart¬ ment has achieved much, even if at times our efforts have been slightly misunderstood. I feel, however, that our endeavours to get clean j * * i . are nullified by the present method of distribution by cans and dippers. I can not too strongly recommend the immediate substitution of sterile bottles or cartons. It may be a matter of finance, but it is also a matter of public health. A steady campaign continues to reduce the number oi slums in Jersey. Much has been done and much remains to be done as there is still much sub-standard housing. No doubt in some cases the people themselves are not very helpful, but sub¬ standard housing produces sub-standard citizens who are a serious liability for the future. The economy of toaay may be the greater forced expenditure of tomorrow. VOLUNTARY SOCIETIES. The jersey District Nursing Federation. All the District Nursing Associations are now federated and the Public Plealth Committee gives a