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At the Annual Hammersmith Show the work of the Borough's Health, Welfare, and Children's
Services proved a "Draw*. The following features ensured the interest of all visitors ; a purposebuilt
flat, fully furnished, in which home safety factors were in positive context; the Sir Francis
Chichester display; and the latest Mobile Dental Unit, (since operative at Borough' Schools), plus
distribution of free apples to encourage the young in dental care.
Supplementary Campaigns include a follow-up of the Borough 1966 efforts to combat Venereal
Diseases and Sexual Infections. The Borough-designed poster "V.D. Don't Take The Risk* in
fact established an international demand, as also did the locally-produced leaflet "You and Sex*,
written especially for young people. Other topics of note were Oil Heater Servicing, Anti- Smoking,
Food Hygiene, Home Helps, Child Minding, Health and Leisure, the new Pramway Code, Aids for the
Handicapped, Fireworks Safety, Immunisation and Winter Health.
The Health Education Service continues to provide lectures, films, film strips, demonstrations,
display media, posters and leaflets to local organisations; and maintains a close liaison with
the Inner London Education Authority in order to ensure maximum health education contributions
upon request in the Borough's educational establishments.
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