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Section 62 - Public Health, Food and Drugs.
Brought hover vehicles within the scope of the Public Health Act 1936 and the
Food and Drugs Act, 1955.
Section 65 - Assistance to voluntary organisations
Extended the power of local authorities to give financial and other assistance to
voluntary organisations providing health and welfare services.
Section 69 — Tuberculosis.
Repealed the provision in the Public Health Act 1936 for the removal to hospital
of infectious persons suffering from tuberculosis of the respiratory tract.
Maternity and Child Health
Some or all of the following services were available throughout the year at the
Council's 17 health services centres:— ante-natal, post-natal, child health, prophylaxis,
creche, health education, dental care of expectant and nursing mothers and children under
5 years of age. Similar facilities were provided at two centres run by voluntary committees
with grant aid from the Council. In addition, mothercraft classes were conducted by
health visitors in some centres in which instruction was provided in home-making, budgeting,
simple cookery and so on. Health visitors also provided health education talks and
gave advice on feeding difficulties and the general management of children.
Clinic medical officers are primarily concerned with developmental paediatrics and a
section on the handicapped and observation register can be found elsewhere in this report.
Medical officers and health visitors are assisted in their tasks by clinic nurses and clinic
auxiliaries.
The purpose built St.George's Health Services Centre was opened on 23 September,
1968 to replace the Pakeman House Welfare Centre and St.George's School Treatment
Centre.