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Birth Control.
Arrangements were made for contraceptive advice to be available for married
women attending the Council's Centres in cases where further pregnancy would be
injurious to health. The advice is to be given only where recommended by the
Medical Officers of the Centres and approved by the Medical Officer of Health. The
facilities offered by a voluntary birth control clinic are to be utilised and a small
fee per case (5s.) will be paid by the Council. No case was referred for such
advice in 1984.
Health and Baby Week.
Health Week, with which Baby Week was combined, was observed in the
Borough during the week 7th to 13th October, 1934.
With a view to economy the programme was limited to the following: —
Co-operation with the School Organisations.
Arrangements were made for children attending elementary schools in the
Borough to write answers to a series of questions, on health topics, prizes being
awarded to the girl and boy writing the best answers in each school. The questions
were divided into two sets, one for children in senior departments and one for
those attending junior departments. The Mayor and Mayoress (Alderman and Mrs.
A. A. Mussett) kindly entertained to tea the prize winners and four other children
from each school (two girls and two boys) whose answers were adjudged as next
best to those of the prize winners. We are much indebted to the Head Teachers
and staffs of the various schools for their invaluable help and co-operation. It is
they who establish in the minds of the children a " health conscience."
Health Poster Designs.
Children in the elementary schools were also again invited to enter a
competion in the designing of health posters. Seventy-nine designs were submitted
from six schools. Two prizes were awarded, one going to St. Peter's
School and one to St. George-the-Martyr School. Arrangements were made for
children from the various schools to see the posters at the Town Hall.
Meeting for Mothers.
Following the usual custom during Health and Baby Week, the Thursday
afternoon class at the John Street Centre, was made the occasion of a special
address and of a distribution of certificates.
The Deputy Mayoress (Councillor Gertrude Howard, M.A.) presided and
kindly distributed the certificates of congratulation to those whose children had
attended the Centre from early infancy until the age of five years; also to those
who had recently beecome entitled to certificates for completing attendances for
active immunisation against diphtheria. I
Dr. Julia Browne Kutschback (formerly Medical Officer of Health of Stepney)
spoke on " Child Care and Management." There was a good attendance.