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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
Hammersmith 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Conferences. The Council were officially represented at the undermentioned Conferences dealing with matters within the purview of the Public Health Department:—
| Conference | Delegates |
|---|---|
| Sanitary Inspectors' Associa-tion, Southport—7th-10th September, 1954 | Mr. W. Bigby, Senior Sanitary Inspector. |
| Royal Sanitary Institute, Scar-borough—27th-30th April, 1954. | Councillor Mrs. E.O'K. Finn, M.B.E. |
| National Smoke Abatement Society, Scarborough— 22nd-24th September, 1954. | Councillor E. R. Gosling, Dr. F. M. Day, Medical Officer of Health. |
Health information Bureau.
The Health Information Bureau was opened on 1st January,
1954, and has functioned successfully throughout the year.
The opportunity was taken to fuse into the Bureau the
various lines of enquiry on numerous health matters which
normally come to the Department, and during the year 4,866
enquiries varying widely in their features were dealt with.
These enquiries, apart from routine matters, included mass X-ray,
Old People's Welfare, National Insurance, Dentists, Migraine
Clinic, Repair of Deaf Aid and many others.
Simultaneously with the opening of the Bureau a booklet
entitled "Hammersmith Health Services" was printed, and
approximately 3,000 were distributed to various persons and
associations locally. Interested enquiries came from as far afield
as New Zealand and Canada. The British Council made a
feature of the Guide at the 31st All India Medical Conference
held at Lucknow. Applications were also received from Authorities
in various parts of this country.
Authority has been received from the Health Committee for
a revised edition of the Guide to be issued for 1955.