[Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Solihull County Borough.

  • Solihull (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1958
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Credit: [Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Solihull County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    FROM THE CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR That the supervision of food supplies is carried out by Public Health Inspectors is fairly well known, but the amount of time that is spent on what most people will regard as an important service is not j^’ener ally realised= The reason probably is that the workhas been so arranged as to be almost routine in character^ and incidentally, almost unnoticed. Supervision is carried out quietly so that the inspection of ail animals killed for meat the sampling of foods and drugs for evidence of adulteration, and in the case of milk, the testing of its keeping quality and freedom from disease contaminants the quiet educational work which goes on amongst workers in foodstuffs to encourage hygienic handling and the supervision of food premises are all evident to the officer in the results obtained, but are often taken for granted by the public; 'Riere is little to show for the work done, but to the technician engaged in the task, the knowledge that milk supplies are now of good substance and keeping quality, and that for instance ice cream is hygi eni rally produced and can now be regarded as a food rather tnan as a refreshment are examples of good results which are the principle rewards of his offices Legal aids are generally slow in their development, but when they do come, they are welcomes The Food Hygiene Regu¬ lations have proved helpful because they give power of en-^ forcernent to recommended practice, and are of value in im proving the standard of construction of food premises,, There! are difficulties because in some respects such as the provision: of equipment for the washing of hands resistance to its i installation is often experienced in the case of the smaller i premises, but the overall picture is one of cumulative!' improvement over recent yearss 9 -