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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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| Conference or Course | Dates | Attended by |
|---|---|---|
| Association of Public Health Inspectors Week-End School, Folkestone. | 5th-7th April | 3 Public Health Inspectors, |
| Royal Society of Health Conference | 29th April -3rd May | Councillor Mrs. C.M. Colebeck and Medical Officer of Health. |
| Summer School for Public Health Administration, Association of Public Health Lay Administrators. | 11th-14th September | Chief Clerk. |
| Association of Public Health Inspectors Conference, Eastbourne. | 24th-27th September. | Chairman, Alderman A.J. Rogers, and Chief Public Health Inspector. |
| National Home Safety Conference 1963, Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents | 10th-11th October | Councillor L. Ross and Medical Officer of Health. |
| Radiological Protection Course, Slough College, Slough, Bucks. | Tuesdays, four occasions, commencing 5th November | Deputy Chief Public Health Inspector and Senior Food Inspector. |
| Pood Commodities Department of the College for the Distributive Trades, Refresher Course. | 18 lectures demonstrations commencing 12th November 1963. | 1 Inspector. |
General
Regular publicity by means of leaflets and posters, 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.
We are also indebted to the Public Libraries Department for public health and other
publicity during the year. In their monthly bulletins as well as printing extracts from
my annual report for the previous year, space was devoted to items on nuisances by dogs,
rodent infestation, derelict sites, services for elderly persons, sale of solid smokeless
fuels in emergencies by local authorities, food hygiene, fluoridation of water,
etc. and "snippets" were reported upon from Council agendas on public health topics.
SERVICES FOR ELDERLY PERSONS
Various services for elderly persons are provided both directly by the Council
through the Public Health Department and indirectly by voluntary organisations, The
Borough Council continued to give financial assistance to the Islington Old People's
Welfare Council and the Women's Voluntary Service under the provisions of Section 31 of
the National Assistance Act, 1948, which authorises local authorities to make contributions
to the funds of voluntary organisations, whose activities include the provision
of recreation or meals for old people. In the 1962 Annual Report, mention was made of