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sufficiently that there was no longer the need for a campaign as such, any
work of this nature falling into place as part of the routine work of the
Public Health Inspectors.
There still remains though, and will continue to remain, the educative
side of the work. These concern those who actually handle food at any
stage and in any way, and aim at teaching them why the various recommendations
whether to do something or to refrain from doing something
else are important; because without an appreciation of these the food
handler is only too liable to serious lapses. In the same way, the education
of the consumer has to be continued; not only that she might know why
she has to carry out certain precautions in her kitchen, but to invoke her
help in discouraging these lapses on the part of those handling food,
whether in shops, canteens or in restaurants.
It is out of this educative side of the Clean Food Campaign that the
Department's activities in health education has grown. Many talks on
different subjects about health education and about the health services
of the district are given each year to various audiences in the district.
Advantage too is taken for arranging exhibits such as those shown at the
time of the Delegate Conference. The Inspectors work in collaboration
with the Health Visitors in their educational work at the Maternity and
Child Welfare Centres, and arrange special publicity in the appropriate
localities when an area is being defined for the introduction of an Order
under the Clean Air Act.