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Propaganda.
During the year the Health Visitors have continued to distribute
printed information concerning the various facilities offered by the
Council in respect of its Maternity and Child Welfare services, etc.
This literature is posted to "border-line" cases in which it is not easy to
decide whether or not a Health Visitor should call.
In connection with the National Health Campaign, posters were
exhibited and leaflets and bookmarkers were distributed at the various
clinics and at the public offices and libraries in the Borough during
the period covered by the campaign (October, 1937, to March, 1938).
During the year all Post Offices and Sub Post Offices were supplied
with leaflets designed for handing to inquirers, giving information
concerning local health services.
Orthopædic Treatment.
The patients found by the Health Visitors in their homes, or in
attendance at the Welfare Centres, who are in need of orthopaedic
treatment or advice are referred to the Orthopædic Department of
one or other of the various London Hospitals.
No special scheme for this has been established as to date. The
doctors at the Centres have experienced no difficulty in obtaining appropriate
treatment for their patients by this means.