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No new nursing homes were registered during 1971. However, the demand for beds steadily increases
and during the year work proceeded on the construction of two further private nursing homes which are
expected to be opened in 1972 — one in adapted premises and the other in a purpose-built building.
A Principal Medical Officer and a Public Health Inspector regularly visit the nursing homes to inspect the
premises, check the service provided, and give advice on alterations and improvements. By this means all the
nursing homes are maintained to the required standards.
HEALTH EDUCATION
The special Health Education project for 1971 was a Dental Health Campaign in all primary schools in
Westminster. The plans for the campaign were fully endorsed by the Divisional Education Officer and Head
Teachers at a meeting in the City Hall in November 1970 and the campaign was undertaken for five weeks
from 1st March 1971. A team of Health Educators under the direction of the Principal School Dental
Officer, visited every Primary School in the area to give illustrated talks to the children. The number of
sessions undertaken and the personnel involved were:
Sessions
Principal School Dental Officer: 30
Dental Officers: 22
I.L.E.A. Dental Health Educator: 33
City Council Assistant for
Health Education: 36
Oral Hygiene Service Educator: 5
School Nursing Staff: 14
Dental Clinic staff: 2
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As a follow-up to the successful campaign, the Fruit Producers Council very kindly arranged for Pierre
Picton, the clown, to visit all infant schools to talk to the 5-year-old children and distribute apples to them.
The apples were given by Apples for Schools Ltd., and the entire campaign was very well received by
approximately 8,000 children and their teachers.
A total of 123 educational films were screened during the year in City Council establishments. New
educational films and slides were obtained and screened in the City Hall for appropriate staff working in the
southern part of Westminster and at Lisson Grove maternal and child health centre for those working in the
northern part of the area.
The new films and slides included: —
Distributor
A film on Swedish childbirth entitled "Barnet".
Films dealing with child development entitled "Mother
and Child", "Making Sense", "One Step at a Time", "Power
of Speech" and "All in the Game".
A film explaining the Mobile Screening Unit entitled
"Put to the Test".
Slides on Venereal Diseases, Family Planning and Smoking
and Health.
Foundation Film
Library
BBC Television
Library
Granada Television
Film Library
British Medical
Association
Visual Aids Centre
Appropriate staff from the Social Services Department were invited to all the screenings.