[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of].
- City of Westminster (London, England). County Council.
- Date:
- [1947]
Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![necessary to maintain some of the oldest and least suitable properties in a state fit for habitation. The work of inspection of catering establishments in the City has been expedited by the appointment of an additional inspector for this purpose. Two are now engaged whole time in this work- Comment has been made in the reports for 1944 and 1945 on the importance of this industry in Westminster and the need for constant supervision of the conditions in catering establishments, end of the' nature and quality of food served. There is a tendency even more pronounced than during the war years for nin r cases of food poisoning to arise. This mcy well be associated with the growing practice imposed by the scarcity of certain foods , of keeping rrl nt in the years of plenty would with; easy conscience have been discarded. , I should liko to conc].o.de by expressing ny apxrdciatirn of the kindness and consideration which I have always received from menders c£ the Council and from myr colleagues. lifcr gratitude is always due to the roady assistance and interested loyalty given me by the staiM.' of the dovartment, I have the honour to be, Your obedient servant, ANDREW J. SHINNIE . September, 1947](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/B18248081_0004.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
