TY  - JOUR
AB  - Before leaving the subject of the relations of the Public Analyst to the Medical Officer of Health it is desirable to refer to a matter which sometimes gives rise to difficulties and to disagreements between the two officers. Apparently by a legal oversight the duty of looking after the water supply of a district is allotted to the Medical Officer—but there is nothing to show in what way and to what extent he is to be personally occupied in carrying out this task. It also happens that water is specifically excluded from the scope of the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, and, in view of these circumstances, some Medical Officers have adopted the idea that their duties are not to be limited to administrative work in this connection, but that it is also incumbent on them to make the necessary analyses; while in other, and perhaps more frequent instances the local autherities, particularly in country districts, deliberately place that burden on the shoulders of the Medical Officer when arranging the conditions of his appointment.
VL  - 10
IS  - 10
SN  - 0007-070X
DO  - 10.1108/eb010964
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb010964
PY  - 1908
Y1  - 1908/01/01
TI  - British Food Journal Volume 10 Issue 10 1908
T2  - British Food Journal
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 163
EP  - 180
Y2  - 2024/09/20
ER  -