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Fire Prevention
In view of the particular hazards of the winter months, there was full
participation in the National Fire Prevention Campaign held during October
and November: the Divisional Fire Prevention Officer was co-opted to the
departmental health education and home safety committee.
In addition to the house to house calls, demonstrations and talks to schools
organised as part of the national scheme, the London Fire Brigade gave valuable
help in arranging lectures on fire prevention to mothers' clubs and to the field staff
of the health department. Large-scale poster publicity was arranged for all
Council premises and vehicles, gas and electricity showrooms, fuel merchants,
the larger retail shops, police stations, etc., and leaflets in foreign languages
were distributed to immigrant families in special risk areas by health visitors
and public health inspectors.
Home Safety
A special feature was the giving of talks and short film shows on home
safety to members of old people's clubs; a programme covering twelve months
was arranged. The audiences enjoyed both the talks and films as an entertainment
but the fundamental lessons in home accident prevention were undoubtedly
assimilated.
Postal franking
Arrangements were made for health and home safety publicity slogans
to be used for postal franking of outgoing mail from the Council's offices. Three
such slogans were used, and a series built-up for future use.
Child Minding
Attention was drawn to the regulations governing child minding by press
announcements and leaflets; a poster was specially designed and printed to
supplement publicity.
Equipment
A considerable amount of film projection and display equipment was used
during the period under review and particular attention was given to visual
aids to provide animation without operational control.
General activities
No information is available for the first three months of the year but during
the period 1st April to 31st December 1965—283 talks were given by health
visitors or outside speakers, to mothers' clubs, etc. at maternity and child welfare
centres. The film projection apparatus was used on 59 occasions in addition
to the two weeks of the Health Exhibition when it was in continuous use.
Approximately 24,500 leaflets and 2,000 posters were issued. These were
sent mainly to maternity and child welfare centres and day nurseries. For special
campaigns such as fire prevention, venereal diseases, and smoking, the poster
distribution covered on average 150 of the official notice boards in main
Council offices, the public libraries, and other official establishments.
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