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"Be Safe in Your Home" Exhibition. The Council held a "Be
Safe in Your Home" Exhibition at the Finsbury Town Hall for the
period 1st to 7th November 1961 inclusive, which coincided with
the National Campaign, to reduce the loss of life and limb caused
by home accidents. The Exhibition was opened by the Worshipful
the Mayor of Finsbury, Councillor W.C. Comley, J.P.
The extensive scope of the Exhibition can be gained by reference
to the list of Exhibitors which is as set out below:-
1. Birmingham Corporation.
2. British Red Cross Society.
3. British Standards Institution.
4. Crayleigh Safeguard Products Ltd.
5. Daily Mirror.
6 Emberton, Franck & Tardrew (Architects).
7. Finsbury Borough Council (Hazard House).
8. Lion Stamping Co. Ltd., Oil Heaters.
9. London County Council.
10. London Electricity Board.
11. Luton Home Safety Committee.
12. Metropolitan Police.
13. Ministry of Health.
14. Moorfields Eye Hospital.
15. North London Association of Opticians.
16. North Thames Gas Board.
17. Proban Ltd.
18. The Pyrene Co. Ltd.
19. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.
20. St. Bartholomew's Hospital (Pharmacist).
21. St. Bartholomew's Hospital (Diagnostic Radiology Dept.).
22. St. John Ambulance Brigade.
23. World Health Organisation.
24. Women's Advisory Council on Solid Fuel.
A feature of the Exhibition was the display of posters submitted
by School-children in the Borough, to the Home Safety
poster competition, the prizes for which were kindly presented by
the Worshipful the Mayor of Finsbury.
Additional attractions were cookery demonstrations and film
shows.
An attractive brochure produced in connection with the
Exhibition was a useful medium of Health Education, containing as
it did authoritative articles on various aspects of home safety.
It can be said that the Exhibition was a successful one having
regard to its nature, being fairly well attended by the General
Public, and being well attended by School-children both individually
and in organised school parties.
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