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HEALTH EDUCATION
A list of titles of talks etc., available on a wide variety of health matters with brief explat
natory notes is circulated to all suitable organisations in the Borough in September each year, as
the majority of talks are requested in the winter months.
Subjects on which talks were given were:-
Clean Air
Food Infection
Insect Pests
Fire Prevention
Work of the Health Department
Six talks were given to Fulham Boy Scouts preparing for their Public Health badge and five
talks and/or film shows were given to school girls studying for their G.C.E. '0' level examinations
in Science and Biology. Details of talks given are as follows:-
Discussion Groups or Talks No. of Persons Average
attending Attendance
20 468 23
Film Shows
9 384 43
The Department is very fortunate in having a number of members on the staff, both technical
and administrative, who are competent and willing to give talks or hold discussion groups on
some particular aspect of health education, usually outside the normal working hours.
SMOKING AND HEALTH
The Department entered a tableau on this subject in the Friends of Fulham Hospital Carnival
and Fete held in July. The float represented a boxing contest billed 'Smoking versus Health' and
the boxers and their seconds were labelled Nosmo King and Lung Cancer respectively. That the
exhibit was successful was proved by the comment it aroused in the spectators who lined the
carnival route. One local paper selected the float for reproduction under the heading 'K.O. for
the Menace'.
A photograph of the entry is shown in this Report.
A display on this theme was used by the Department in the Fulham Annual Show at Bishop's
Park in September. Every opportunity is taken to bring this subject to the attention of young
people in the Borough.
HOME SAFETY
The principal activities and matters dealt with during the year were:-
July WATER SAFETY. A film on water safety was hired from Worthing Home Safety
Committee and shown on Ist and 2nd July at two youth centres.