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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
Islington 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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Conferences and Courses
the Chairman of the Public Health Committee. In addition special Training and Refresher courses were attended by members of the staff and Public Health Committee as follows:-
| Course | Attended by |
|---|---|
| Clean Air Act: | |
| Discussion on problems relating to the efficiency or utilisation of coke burning appliances (North Thames Gas Board) | Deputy Chief Public Health Inspector. |
| One Public Health Inspector. | |
| One day course on selection of appliances and general problems of domestic heating. (Coal Utilisation Council). | One Public Health Inspector. |
| Two Student Inspectors. | |
| Course of Study on Food Infections: | |
| (Association of Public Health Inspectors) | bne Public Health Inspector. |
| Refresher Course for Rodent Operators: | |
| (Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food). | Three Bodent Investigators. |
| Five Bodent Operators. | |
| Food Monitoring Course: | |
| (Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food). | Medical Officer of Health. |
| Discussion on Inspection of Meat in Slaughterhouses Wholesale Markets and Shops, and at the Docks. (Association of Public Health Inspectors). | One Member of Public Health Committee. |
| Lectures on "Radioactivity and its Hazards" (Sir John Cass College). | Three Public Health Inspectors. |
SERVICES FOR ELDERLY PERSONS
The work done by the Public Health Department directly by the Council's own
staff, and indirectly in liaison with the Old People's Welfare Council, the Women's
Voluntary Services, and other voluntary organisations dealing with the health and
welfare of elderly persons (and also in co-ordination with the London County Council),
continues to increase. In connection with the last-mentioned authority, arrangements
have been made for the Borough Council' s visitors to supply systematic appropriate
information to the County Council to avoid duplication.
The Health Officer and her assistants visited 691 new cases during the year, and
re-visits totalled 4,224.