1. Premature mortality in the United States;Anonymous;MMWR,1986
2. During the investigation of an outbreak of milkborne salmonellosis in Cambridge over the Easter holiday period in 1986 we found it difficult to contact some of the environmental health officers concerned. This prompted us to conduct a national survey of the availability out of office hours of identify the duty medical officer for environmental health or the community physician. Responses varied considerably among the regions (table). Some switchboard operators suggested that we contact the police or fire brigade; others put us through to duty hospital staff, who were no more knowledgeable
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4. Hospitals and Health Servtces YearBook 1986;Institute of Health Services Management,1986
5. Health and Social Security. List ofmedical officersfor environmental health and proper officers for environmental health matters;Department of,1986