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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Greenwich 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Posters for display are distributed to welfare centres and notice
boards as mentioned earlier as well as to other Council premises.
Local shopping areas are often asked to display material during
campaigns where the subject has an apposite application.
Table V below gives details of material distribution for the
year.
table v distribution of publicity material
| Subject | Leaflets | Posters |
|---|---|---|
| Fireworks | 2,500 | 450 |
| Water Safety | 3,400 | 75 |
| Infectious Disease | 2,700 | 540 |
| Home Safety—General | 4,600 | 200 |
| „ —Falls | 2,300 | 90 |
| „ —Burns & Scalds | 2,540 | 180 |
| Artificial Resuscitation | 3,000 | 500 |
| Personal Hygiene | 1,700 | 150 |
| Nutrition | 750 | 50 |
| Sex Education | 400 | 7 |
| Welfare of Elderly | 2,000 | — |
| Immunisation | 2,500 | 400 |
| Maternal & Child Welfare | 2,300 | 200 |
| Smoking | 2,300 | 200 |
| Dental Health | 1,500 | 150 |
| Cancer | 1,500 | — |
| Food Hygiene | 1,600 | 250 |
| Mental Health | 2.000 | 150 |
Menial Health Week—5th to 11th June
As this was the first of a triennial series of "weeks" devoted to
awakening public interest in the problems of mental health, publicity
was confined to displays in the foyers of the Council's public
buildings, shop windows and poster advertisements throughout the
Borough. Next year it is hoped to extend publicity activities and to
open selected centres for public viewing.
Immunisation Publicity Campaign. 19th to 30th September.
Due to the late arrival of campaign material it was difficult to
mount an extensive campaign locally in conjunction with the
national one. However, shop window displays were constructed and
emphasis made on this subject in all welfare centres together with
distribution of leaflets and display of posters.
Tour of Geriatric Services—7th December, 1966
The Department was honoured to receive a party of 14 Geriatricians
from Italy who wished to make a study of local authority
services for the elderly.