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(c) Articles were prepared by the Public Relations Officer for the local press.
(d) "Clean food" was adopted as the Health Department topic for the "Key of
the Door" parties.
(e) Sticker notices were prepared and distributed for display in food shops
relating to dogs, smoking, handling of food and personal hygiene.
(f) Personal visits made by public health inspectors to food premises.
Basically, this campaign, which will continue, has set out to show that food
poisoning need not happen, and that if the following common faults are eradicated,
then there will be a dramatic reduction in illness caused by consumption of food:—
(i) partial cooking and re-heating of food with unsatisfactory interim
storage at room temperature before consumption of the food.
(ii) over-exposure of "open" foods.
(iii) unnecessary handling of foods
HOSPITAL FACILITIES
The undermentioned hospitals are located in the Borough:-
Lambeth Hospital, Brook Drive, S.E.ll.
South Western Hospital, Landor Road, S.W.9.
Annie McCall Maternity Hospital, Jeffreys Road, S.W.4.
Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill, S.E.5.
Belgrave Hospital for Children, Clapham Road, S.W.9.
St. Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge, S.E.1.
St. Thomas' Babies Hospital, Black Prince Road, S.W.ll
General Lying-in Hospital, York Road, S.E.1.
Royal Waterloo Hospital, Waterloo Road, S.E.1.
South London Hospital for Women, Clapham Common South, S.W.4.
Weir Maternity Hospital, Weir Road, S.W.12.
British Home and Hospital for Incurables, Crown Lane, S.W.16.
AMBULANCE FACILITIES
The Greater London Council is responsible, under Section 27 of the National
Health Service Act, 1946, for the provision of the Ambulance Service in the area.
PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE
The Public Health Laboratory Service provides a comprehensive service for the
examination of specimens submitted by Local Authorities and General Practitioners.
The local laboratory is situated in County Hall.