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not seem to have been explained so far as
I have been able to ascertain.
Food and Drugs: The Food and Drugs Act, 1938
came into force on the 1st October, 1939• The
appropriate sections were brought to the notice of
the various purveyors of food, while the fact of
food poisoning having become notifiable, was brought
to the notice of the local medical profession.
One case was notified in the year under review.
Regarding the provision of washing facilities
in food shops, the standard which has been accepted
is that there be provided soap and clean towels,
a suitable wash basin or sink with a supply of
running water both hot and cold. If the hot
water be not delivered over the basin or sink,
a gas or electric heater with a kettle will suffice
only if the hot water so provided be always of
easy access-while the basin or sink must be
reasonably near for the employees always to be
able easily to wash their hands when necessary,
having regard to the nature of the food handled.
The one slaughterhouse in the Borough is not
now in use because of emergency Government
regulation.
Some Statistics-not previously submitted in
monthly reports.
(The continuous growth in the number
of attendances at the various clinicsmaternity
and child welfare, toddlers,
ante-natal, post-natal, gynaecological,
birth control sessions and dental - was
demonstrated in my monthly report submitted
in February, 1940),
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