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"(4) A working standard for the results of bacteriological
examination of cooked meals is proposed.
"(5) A code of practice for the handling of cooked meats
during storage and sale is put forward for consideration.
"(6) If the most recent statistics for food poisoning (3) are
studied, they show that milk and ice cream, the two foods most
widely sampled by Health Departments, now play practically no
part in food poisoning outbreaks ; by far the greatest proportion
of known vehicles of food infection are meats both raw and
processed. The bacteriological supervision of the manufacture and
retailing of processed meats is one of the newer fields of public
health work which should receive increased attention by Public
Health Inspectors."
Mr. Hughes has been awarded the Quinton Prize of the
Public Health Inspectors' Association for his paper.
Ministry of Health Booklet—Clean Catering
The attention of the proprietors and managers of all catering
establishments in the Borough was drawn to this booklet. The
covering letter referred in particular to Pages 29 and 30, which
deals with "Germs in the Hands".
A leaflet entitled "Food for Thought" was compiled by two
members of the Health Inspectorate and was placed for distribution
with an appropriate exhibit in the Town Hall foyer.
(g) Food Poisoning Outbreaks.
All notifications received were investigated. These are more
fully referred to in the following section.
Rag Flock and other Filling Materials Act, 1951.
One application was approved under the above Act in 1958.
Diseases of Animals Acts
Swine Fever (Infected Areas) Order, 1953.
No licences were issued during the year.
Fowl Pest Order, 1936.
No orders were issued during the year.
Foot and Mouth Disease Orders.
No cases occurred in the Borough and no movement licences
were issued during the year.
Pet Animals Act, 1951
Twenty-four premises are licensed in the Borough for the sale
of Pet Animals. These premises are licensed annually.
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949
The agreed scheme of work has continued, and the two trained
Operatives have been fully engaged under the general supervi io of
the Public Health Inspectors.