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food and drink infections was held and was attended by members of
the food trades.
This education in food hygiene has gradually extended, and during
the year your Sanitary Inspectors have given talks and demonstrations,
not only to food handlers but also to public bodies such as the Hampstead
Chamber of Commerce, Hampstead Youth Council, and the St.
John Ambulance Brigade.
Stress has been laid in many quarters on the need for the establishment
of a Food Guild in the Borough. Such Guilds have been established
up and down the country with apparent success. Although entirely in
favour of any organisation which will by friendly co-operative methods
help to achieve the end desired by all parties-the production, sale and
storage of clean food, I am of the opinion that our present system of
sampling, inspections, talks and demonstrations by the Sanitary
Inspectors "in the kitchen" and "on the spot" constitute a really
serious and successful effort to protect the food supply. Any system
of "certification" of food premises or the issuing of "hygiene badges"
to food Guild members might conceivably give the public a false sense
of security which would be rudely shattered in the event of food poisoning
occurring at, presumably, "Grade A" premises.

In addition, control has been maintained over 120 food stalls on
Hampstead Heath on each of the four Bank Holidays, as a result of
which recommendations have been made to the L.C.C. with a view to the
re-siting of the food stalls and the provision of suitably placed water
points on the Heath. Improved arrangements for the storage and
collection of swill and waste have also been made following our recommendations.
Summary of Improvements Achieved.