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HEALTH EDUCATION SERVICE
The Health Education staff received demands for the various services offered for
extension of health education in all its spheres. These ranged from poster displays
and exhibitions to teaching in many schools and talks at Holloway Prison. Youth Clubs,
Women's Groups, etc.
Many heads of schools within the Borough took advantage of the facilities which
were available to them in the form of specialized talks on a variety of health topics
given by the Health Education Officer. Of special interest was a course requested by
the Headmaster of the Edward Seguin (Special) School, directed towards school leavers
to enable them to be more readily absorbed into the working community. These talks
ranged from the elementary principles of hygiene to human relationships and venereal
disease. The Headmaster of Islington Green School asked the Department to arrange for
a health exhibition to be installed for the official opening of the school by the
Minister of Technology, Mr. Prank Cousins, and the Minister was most interested in the
display.
Safety Exhibition
Arising out of an offer to the Council by the Pharmaceutical Society to make
available their "Medicines - With Care" exhibition, it was decided to enlarge this to
a comprehensive safety exhibition, which would include the Pharmaceutical Society
stands. This proposal was welcomed and approved by the Environmental Health Committee
and the exhibition was held in the Public Hall of the Town Hall from the 11th - 16th
July inclusive.
The exhibition included exhibits illustrating home, road, water and industrial
safety matters and was the first if its kind to be arranged under the auspices of the
London Borough of Islington, The exhibition was formally opened by Mr. J.C. Bloomfield,
President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and his Worship the Mayor.
Alderman A.J. Coman, kindly presided.
A considerable number of exhibitors displayed interesting stands. The Public
Health Department's display illustrated its specific responsibilities for home safety
education and the enforcement of regulations dealing with fireguards, space heating
appliances, night attire, fire risks in houses of multiple occupation and enforcement
of safety sections of the offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act.
Schools in particular were invited to co-operate by sending parties, and the
exhibition was seen by many hundreds of school children and residents and was, it is
believed, well received.
A great deal of trouble was taken by the exhibitors in arranging and manning
their stands and appropriate thanks were expressed. In addition to the Health Department
and the Pharmaceutical Society, the list of exhibitors was as under:-
London Electricity Board
North Thames Gas Board
G.P.O. Emergency Telephone Service
Blood Transfusion Service
Industrial Soaps Limited
Oil Appliance Manufacturers' Association
British Standards Institution
Timonox Paints Limited
St. John's Ambulance Brigade
British Red Cross Society
The Royal Society for the Prevention of
Accidents
The Royal Life Saving Association
The Road Safety Officer - London Borough
of Islington
The Fire Protection Association.
The Health Education staff were also asked to take part in a Carnival promoted by
'Sunshiners' Northern Estate Community Association. The float entered by the Department
was voted to be the best in the Carnival parade. It was devised, constructed and
painted by the Health Education team, and the theme was Dental Health.
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