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The marriage rate per 1.000 population was 16.6 compared with 14.4 last year,
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Activities of the Health Department are publicised in "Tower Hamlets News"
which is published by the Council and issued to the public after each CoUnci1 Meeting
Topics to which attention was drawn during the year related to Child Minders,
Vaccination and Immunisation, details of changes in Services provided at Clinic
Centres- Care of Oil Heaters Cancer of the Womb- English Language Classes for
Immigrant Mothers Laundry Service for Incontinent Persons, Home Help Service- Loan
of Nursing Equipment Internationa] Certificates of Vaccination and Publicity for
the Mass Radiography Units weekly Service in the Borough In addition the practice
of circulating a weekly bulletin to general practitioners and hospitals in the
borough giving information on infectious disease, morbidity and relevant topical
matters was continued
One of the department s entries in the Borough Carnival this year was submitted
by the Public Health Inspectors and Pupi1s (see photograph) This float was successful
in gaining first prize in the Civic Publicity Section.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Public transport facilities in the borough include eleven District Metropolitan
and Tube Railway Stations and 4 Suburban Railway Stations
UNEMPLOYMENT
The number of wholly unemployed adult persons registered at the Poplar,
Shoreditch and Stepney Employment Exchanges at 7th December totalled 2,653 men and
156 women, or 337 less than last year
It must be borne in mind that the above figures do not apply solely to Tower
Hamlets residents as one does not need to be a resident to register with an employment
exchange of a particular area. Furthermore, the Shoreditch Exchange figures include
the Shoreditch area of the London Borough of Hackney.
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