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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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Topics selected for the year were as follows :—
Condensation Holiday Safety
Neonatal Cold Injury & Dental Hygiene
Hypothermia Fireworks
C leanliness in the Home Sterilisation Methods
Food Hygiene Smoking and Health
Noise Christmas Safety
Mental Health
The monthly magazine "Better Health" is distributed regularly
to general practitioners and dentists practising in the Borough.
Topical matter is frequently included in this distribution.
Publicity Material
A great deal of publicity material is distributed not only
through the outlets already mentioned but also during the special
campaigns mounted by the Section.
The following table gives the distribution of publicity material
for 1968:—
| Subject | Leaflets | Posters |
|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 150 | — |
| Foot Health | 800 | — |
| Sex Education | 700 | — |
| Nutrition | 200 | 15 |
| Personal Hygiene | 300 | 20 |
| Infectious Disease | 500 | 100 |
| Food Hygiene | 700 | 85 |
| Mental Health | 2,000 | 300 |
| Dental Health | 1,500 | 250 |
| Vaccination and Immunisation | 750 | 60 |
| Maternal & Child Welfare | 3,500 | 150 |
| Smoking | 1,200 | 700 |
| Cancer | 2,000 | 150 |
| Home Safety | 3,000 | 300 |