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a high degree of food hygiene by the housewife, the trade and the
public generally.
Throughout the year the staff of the Health Department
have striven to ensure that the standards attained as a result of
the first and subsequent Campaigns were maintained and, where
necessary, improved.
The sanitary inspectors paid 1,902 visits to 816 food premises
during the year, always taking the opportunity of emphasising
the need for constant awareness that particular care in the handling
of foodstuffs is essential to ensure "Clean and Safe Food."
Although structural alterations, improved layout of premises,
modern equipment, additional and convenient sanitary accommodation,
plentiful supply of hot water and hand washing facilities,
are important, these improvements can only be successful if the
staff are aware of the simple hygienic principles involved in safe
food handling, and what is more important, are willing to observe
them strictly.
Although many tangible improvements in premises have been
effected through the efforts of the Sanitary Inspectors, there is still
evidence of reluctance by staff to make full use of these facilities
in the interests of clean and safe food.