Food poisoning, policy, and politics:corned beef and typhoid in Britain in the 1960s
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Boydell Press,
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Publisher Address: | Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK Rochester, NY |
Publication Dates: | 2005. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xiv, 334 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: | 1843831384 (hardback : alk. paper) |
Index Number: | R155 |
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R155-095.61 R516.302-095.61 |
Call Number: | R516.302-095.61/S645 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. The earlier history of typhoid and food poisoning -- The 1963 corned beef-associated typhoid outbreaks in Harlow, South Shields and Bedford -- The Aberdeen typhoid outbreak -- The medical officer of health, the media and the public in the Aberdeen typhoid outbreak -- Ministers, officials and the Aberdeen typhoid outbreak -- The Milne committee of enquiry -- The recommendation on the inspection of overseas meat plants: the roles of existing policy agendas, and inter-departmental and inter-professional tensions -- The disposal of suspect canned meat: the priority of politics over technical advice -- British action to encourage improvements in Argentine meat hygiene 1964-9 -- Summary and conclusions, and food safety since 1964. "Study of the 1963/4 typhoid outbreak, highlighting issues and debates which are strikingly relevant today"--Provided by publisher. |