London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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The following conferences and courses were attended during the year by members of the Public Health Committee and Officers of the Department:-
| Conference or Course | Dates | Attended By |
|---|---|---|
| Symposium of Society of Medical Officer of Health | 23rd February | Medical Officer of Health |
| Course for Rodent Operators Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | 27/29th March | 2 Rodent Operators |
| Congress of the Royal Society of Health | 9/13th April | Chairman of Public Health Committee, Alderman A.J Rogers, and the Medical Officer of Health |
| Week-end School, Association of Public Health Inspectors | 30th March to 1st April | 2 Public Health Inspectors. |
| Course in Health Physics, Brunel College of Technology, Acton | Mondays, 30th April to 4th June | 2 Public Health Inspectors. |
| Course re. Clean Air Act, Coal Utilization Council | 13/15th June | 1 Public Health Inspector |
| Conference of Association of Public Health Inspectors | llth/14th September | Chairman, Public Health Committee, Alderman A.J. Rogers and the Chief Public Health Inspector |
| National Home Safety Council Conference | 4/5th October | Medical Officer of Health |
| One-day Conference -"First Aid in Bronchitis" , Chest & Heart Association | 17th October | Medical Officer of Health |
| Course in "Changes in the Pattern of Old Age", Morley College, in co-operation with the London Council of Social Services | Monday afternoons 1st October to 5th November | 1 Old People's Visitor |
| Refresher Course in Meat Inspection, Food Commodities Department of the College for the Distributive Trades | Tuesday afternoons 12th Nov. 1962 to 5th March 1963 | 3 Public Health Inspectors |
| Joint Meeting of three Centres of the Association of Public Health Inspectors, Caxton Hajl, on "Houses in Multiple Occpupation". | 28th November | Councillor L. Ross Councillor P. Grant |
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General
Regular publicity by means of leaflets and posters, changed according to season
and topicality, together with the distribution of 1,000 copies per month of "Better
Health" mainly through the Islington Public Libraries, and the provision of "Family
Doctor" for reading, continued throughout the year.