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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 Council Meeting, Topics to
which attention was drawn during the year related to the Cervical Cytology Service, Winter
Ailments. Immunisation. Lead pollution. Safety with fireworks. Smoking and health, Going
abroad for holidays , Home safety, detai1s of changes in Services provided at Clinic Centres
and publicity for the Mass Radiography Unit's weekly Service in the Borough. In addition,
the practise 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.
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 3,345 men and 187 women ,
or 683 more than last year.
It must be borne in mind that the above figures do not apply solely toTower Hamlets
re si dents as one does not need to be a resident to register with an unemployment exchange
of a particular area. Furthermore, the Shoreditch Exchange figures include the Shoreditch
areas of the London Borough of Hackney.
Information supplied by the Youth Employment Service shows that unemployed young
persons (under 18), numbered 89 boys and 27 girls, compared wi th 1971 figures of 96 and 24
respect ively.
OPEN SPACES
The amount of parks and open spaces in the borough is now 349.28 acres, equivalent
to 2.19 acres per 1,000 population,
A list of the sites is given on pages 66 and 67.
COMPARATIVE STATISTICS
A table showing vital statistics for the area covered by the borough at various
years from 1901 is on page 53.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHMENT
A list of all Health Departments Establishments showing clinic sessions held and
services provided is given in the Appendix on pages 90 and 91„
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