London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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TABLE I — ANALYSIS BY SUBJECT
| Subject | Films | Talks | Films & Talks | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | O | D | O | D | O | ||
| Home Safety and Resuscitation | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Food Hygiene | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 |
| Infectious Disease and Pest Control | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 |
| Other Environmental Health .... | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 |
| Nutrition | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| Personal Hygiene | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 14 |
| Smoking | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 |
| Maternal and Child Welfare | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 13 |
| Other Personal Health | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Welfare Services | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Mental Health | 7 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 27 |
| Health & Welfare Services | 1 | — | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| Other Community Care | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 85 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 175 | |
TABLE II — ANALYSIS BY ORGANISATION
| Organisation | Films | Talks | Films & Talks | Total | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | O | D | O | D | O | |||
| Religious | 21 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 1,055 |
| Political | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 710 |
| Old People | 18 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 21 | 2,015 |
| Youth Organisations | 11 | 7 | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 1,325 |
| Others | 22 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 49 | 2,875 | |
| 85 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 175 | 7,980 | |
D—Duty Hours O—Out of Duty Hours
General Publicity
Monthly programmes of health education topics receive general
publicity by way of displays in shop window premises available to
the Department supported by related publicity in the permanent
Welfare centres throughout the Borough.