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with perspex, whilst three other similar trading concerns first
imitated and then improved on these fitments in their own
establishments.
The food stores reorganised their methods of display and
sale so as to ensure that all food stuffs are displayed and
sold in protected coverings, whilst another group of shops
provided total covering to 75% of their commodities. Several
shops introduced refrigerated show cases and in every case the
traders concerned claimed to have increased their food turn-over,
thus demonstrating the response of the public. Much remains
still to be done.
In the case of a large multiple store, it was possible
to arrange, through the co-operation of the St. John Ambulance
Brigade, for the Medical Officer of Health, the Deputy Medical
Officer of Health and the Chief Sanitary Inspector to give
lectures to those members of the store engaged in food handling.
At the end of the series, an examination was held by the
St. John Ambulance Brigade and certificates were presented to
those food handlers who were successful in satisfying the
examiners of their ability to practice food hygiene in their
work. It is gratifying to record that forty-nine persons sat
for this examination and all passed.
The next step towards the goal of clean food will be the
advent of the new Pood and Drugs (Amendment) Act, and the
new regulations made thereunder and now in course of preparation.
Milk (Special Designations) (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949

Five samples of Tuberculin Tested milk were examined
for tuberculosis (guinea pig inocculation tests) and all
results were negative.