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Chamber of Commerce meeting—Food Hygiene.
The Islington Chamber of Commerce arranged a lecture'demonstration
on the subject of Hygiene in Food Handling in the Public Hall of the Town Hall
on the evening of Monday, 22nd November. The Medical Officer of Health was
invited to take part in the proceedings, together with Dr. Charles Hill, Parliamentary
Secretary, Ministry of Food, and Mr. AH, Walters, a Bacteriologist and well-known
lecturer on the bacteriology of food hygiene.
The Chamber of Commerce invited food trading concerns in Islington, and also
extended invitations to neighbouring Chambers of Commerce.
The Secretary of the Islington Chamber of Commerce wrote expressing his
thanks for the assistance given by the Medical Officer of Health, the Chief Sanitary
Inspector, and from the Department in general, and mentioning that there were
about 140 people present. Such an effort by the Chamber of Commerce to improve
traders' hygiene standards is a step in the right direction.
Film Shows.
Programmes of health films for exhibition to the general public were once again
a prominent feature of the Department's Health Publicity programme. Ten shows
were given during the year, and the policy was continued of including a full-length
feature film as a special attraction on each occasion. At each meeting the Chair
was taken by a member of the Public Health Committee, and a short address given
by the Medical Officer of Health or his Deputy.
The health films exhibited were provided by :—
Central Film Library
Imperial Chemical Industries
The Ice-Cream Alliance
Gaumont-British Film Division
Marmite Ltd
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
Gas Council
and were entitled :—
" Why won't Tommy Eat " " Town Rats "
" The Fight Against Disease " " Fly About the House "
" The Modern Ice Age " " Tremendous Trifles "
" The Good Housewife in her Kitchen " " Surprise Attack "
" Mary's Birthday " " Simple Nutrition "
" A modern Guide to Health " " Human Factor "
" Another Case of Food Poisoning " " Guilty Chimneys "
" Something to Chew on " " Creatures of Comfort "
Pamphlets and Posters.
The use of health posters and pamphlets was continued for publicising matters
of current health interest as a routine function of the Department, and co-operation
from other Departments of the Council in their display and distribution was of
great value.