London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Harrow 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]

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in taking dogs into food shops will begin to feel their errors and this without
the introduction of any legislation banning the entry of dogs. It is
this continual series of messages about so many of the aspects which
may have their effect on the cleanliness and wholesomeness of food on
which reliance will probably have to be placed for the desirable standards
to be reached. The food hygiene campaign in the district is at present
essentially one of education of various groups of people in the basic
principles of the clean handling of food, including in these groups many
pupils at maintained and other schools. Mostly the pattern followed is
of a talk to a series of film strips. These talks are proving so very
popular that their scope has been broadened, and instead now of their
being restricted to certain aspects of the hygiene of food, they are becoming
talks on general health education.