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Diseases of Animals Acts.
During the year there was no outbreak of foot and mouth disease which brought
this Borough within the infected area and there was no action necessary to be taken
by this Council under these Statutes.
SECTION F- MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.
Health Publicity.
Apart from the continuous health publicity carried out by the staff of the
Department during the normal course of their work, particularly the outdoor staff,
the regular publicity was continued through posters, leaflet distribution, and the
exhibition of films. Six public film shows were organised in different parts of the
Borough. On each occasion films connected with some form of health propaganda
were shown, and this was combined with a brief address by the Medical Officer of
Health.
During the year there was also held at the Town Hall an Islington Industries
Exhibition organised as part of the Silver Jubilee Celebrations in conjunction with
the Chamber of Commerce. The Public Health Department was invited to take a
stand, and exhibits on the stand were arranged in conjunction with—
Liaison Officer, Mass Radiography Unit.
Public Analyst.
Smoke Abatement Society.
Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene.
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries—Infestation Division.
The Department was asked by the Central Office of Information to assist with
publicity for an all-day showing of films including films on health and food hygiene,
and an invitation was sent to nearly 2,000 firms and shops in the Borough. Some
general health talks were also given by the Medical Officer of Health to local
organisations.
Aged and Infirm Persons.
I reported last year on the increasing number of elderly infirm or sick persons
referred to the Public Health Department for assistance in dealing with the various
problems either in relation to Section 47 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, or for
assistance in obtaining hospital admission. Every case presents a different kind of
problem, but in many instances general practitioners ask if some assistance can be
given since the patients—elderly persons suffering from some degree of chronic