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Careers Exhibition.
A Careers Exhibition organised by the Council and held at Kensington
Town Hall from 25th - 27th April, 1967, had as its aim, showing to the
public the services provided for them and for school children, and
particularly those about to leave school, the many activities of modern
local government and the careers that can be made in these diverse
fields. The Health and Welfare Department participated fully and the
departmental contribution, which was a considerable part of the
exhibition, was located in the Small Hall of the Town Hall. A photograph
taken from the entrance to the Small Hall is reproduced opposite.
The work of the personal and environmental health and of the
welfare services was illustrated. Environmental health displays
covered such matters as atmospheric pollution, defective housing and
food hygiene. Examples were shown of infestation in food, blown tins,
etc., and hygienic methods of food handling were demonstrated. The
work of the Rodent Officers was also represented.
Personal health displays portrayed the work of the health visiting,
school health, district nursing, nursery nursing, mental health,
domiciliary midwifery and home help services. The welfare services
shown included residential accommodation for the elderly and services
and aids provided for elderly, blind and physically handicapped persons.
Officers responsible for the work were in attendance to answer
questions put to them about their work. An information stand was set
up and gave information about the various careers available in the
local authority health and welfare services.
A total of 14,000 persons attended the exhibition, included among
them seventeen parties from local schools.
Talks to Youth Clubs.
Following discussions with representatives of the Inner London
Education Authority Youth Service, a series of fortnightly evening
talks was arranged at the mixed Youth Club at Cardinal Manning School
in North Kensington. These talks given by health visitors and a
medical officer, under the title "Healthy Living and Loving", covered
topics of interest to young people.
Health Education in Schools.
In November, 1966, an agreement was reached with representative
heads of schools that talks given by health and welfare department
staff might have a place in the. school curriculum. As a result, five
health visitors were making regular visits to schools in the borough
to give health education talks, which, during the year, were heard by
4,353 children.
The Inner London Education Authority itself has two mobile units,
each with a qualified Health Educator. The units consist of a film
projector, tape recorder and public address equipment available to
take part in school programmes. The units visited eight schools in
the borough during the year and illustrated talks on sex education
and on smoking were given for an equivalent of twenty-seven sessions.
Organised groups of pupils from schools in the borough attended
the exhibitions mounted by the Council at St. Quintin and Lancaster
Road Welfare Centres already mentioned. In addition, a home safety
poster competition for school children produced a number of excellent