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Our poster display stand again played its part and was
exhibited at various Fairs, Fetes and Flower Shows. Six of
these functions in all were visited. In addition, a vehicle
was entered in the Council's Coronation Carnival Procession.
Arrangements were made for delivery of posters to food
shops and restaurants in the area and many of these local
traders co-operated in disseminating this form of propaganda.
Cinema Managers were approached regarding the possibility
of arranging for slides to be shown at the local theatres.
Unfortunately we were informed that facilities of this nature
were only granted for specific National Weeks (e.g. Road
Safety Week) and we were unable to proceed further.
The twelve Secondary Schools in the district were
approached with a view to bringing the objects of the Committee
before the school leavers. Seven of the schools cooperated
and a short talk to the scholars was followed in
each case by a display of three films. The venture proved to
be very successful.
Food and Drugs Act. Two hundred and ten samples were
submitted to the Public Analyst during the year. The overall
result was quite satisfactory, only five of these being reported
as adulterated or not genuine. Details of the samples and of
action taken regarding those reported as non-genuine will
be found on pages 36 and 37. Eighty-six samples of milk were
sent to the Public Health Laboratory for bacteriological examination
and all conformed to the prescribed standards. Eightytwo
samples of ice cream were also sent to the Laboratory
and the results showed a great improvement over last year;
further details of these will be found on pages 38-40.
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