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Clean Food Campaign.
In collaboration with the Infestation Control Division of the Ministry of
Agriculture and Fisheries, a Clean Food Exhibition was held in the Town
Hall during the week 23rd to 28th October, 1950.
The Exhibition, which was opened by Mr. Austen Albu, Member of
Parliament for Edmonton, included exhibits relating to:—
Infestation Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries,
Ministry of Food, Ice Cream Manufacture, Production of Clean Milk,
Hygiene in Communal Feeding, Sterilizing of Eating and Drinking
Utensils, Food Borne Infections, Personal Hygiene, etc., also the work
of the Public Health Department in safeguarding the food supply of
the Borough. Films were shown at intervals throughout the week.
1,928 persons, including several organised parties of school children
visited the Exhibition, and although I would have wished for a much larger
attendance, the value of the Exhibition cannot be measured purely by the
numbers attending. However, if the lesson of how infection is caused and
how contamination can be avoided has been learned by those who did attend,
then the Exhibition was worthwhile.
I should like to record my deep appreciation to Dr. M. Thomas and Mr.
J. Cowlard of the Public Health Laboratory Service (Edmonton) for the
valuable and interesting lectures which they gave to the visitors throughout
the week, also to all those who assisted with the Exhibition.
A communication was received from a local resident following her visit
to the Exhibition regarding the provision of free facilities for the washing of
hands in the Public Conveniences, after using the W.C. I hope to be able
to report further on this matter in my next report.
At the latter end of the year the Council decided to make Byelaws with
respect to Handling, Wrapping and Delivery of Food and Sale of Food in the
Open Air, based on the Model Byelaws issued by the Ministry of Food.
I welcome the Council's action in this matter, but, nevertheless, I feel
our primary duty lies in the education of all those concerned with the
handling, preparation and sale of food for human consumption. We must
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