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HEALTH EDUCATION
The following activities were carried out during the year, the majority of them
taking place during the winter months, A circular letter to all organisations in the
Borough was sent out in September, telling them of the facilities available.
Seventeen Talks were given on the following subjects to 463 persons. Average
attendance: 27.
'Hygiene in the Home'
'Clean Air Act'
'Food Sampling'
'Atmospheric Pollution'
'Water Supply'
'Rehabilitation of the
Aged
'Insect Pests and
Disinfestation'
'Anatomy'
'Infectious Disease
and Disinfestation'
'Old People's Welfare'
'How Your Body Works'
'Infectious Disease'
'Work of a Public
Health Inspector'
'Clean Air Act-Smoke
Control Areas'
'Care of Old People'
Five Discussion Groups were also held on the following subjects. 67 people
attended. Average attendance: 13.
'Divided Loyalties' 'Mother, Can I Go Out Tonight'
'A Mother's Place....' Fog Is Officially Forecast'
In addition three Health Films were supplied for a Film Show at the Fulham
Palace Road Congregational Church.
Leaflets and Posters
Every opportunity was taken to distribute leaflets and posters relating to Health
Education There is a display stand at the Public Health enquiry counter, and there
are poster sites under this Department' s control.
Friends of Fulham Hospital Carnival, June 1958
An invitation was received from the Committee responsible for organising the
above, to take part in any of the activities for this occasion The Department
decided to enter a float to form part of the carnival parade, the theme of the float
being 'Clean Food' based on a series of Ministry of Health Posters.
Enlargements of these posters screened the sides and back of the vehicle and the
heading over the driver's cab was taken from one of the posters "Is Hands guilty of
food poisoning?". The tableau on the float depicted a court room scene with a judge,
the prisoner Hands, prosecuting counsel and police constable.
Photographs of the North End Road street market, taken by the Ministry of Health
were mounted on the radiator and doors of the vehicle.
Clean Air Act, 1956
Details of the publicity undertaken in connection with the Council's programme to
make the Borough a Smoke Control Area are given on page 38 in the section dealing with
Atmospheric Pollution.