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GENERAL PUBLIC HEALTH
SHORTAGE OF HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATION
The completion of the planning of the scheme for
enlarging the Barking Hospital into a general hospital is
scheduled to be completed in 1960.
HEALTH EDUCATION
For a week in September, the new Town Hall was open
for inspection by the public and an exhibition illustrating
the local services was staged in the Small Hall. Included
in the Health Section of the Exhibition were displays dealing
with the personal health services and accidents in the
home. The Exhibition was visited by five to six thousand
people.
The theme for the routine autumn Home Safety Campaign
was "Check that Fall", promoted in conjunction with the
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. A wide
distribution of propaganda material was made.
In order to provide a balanced programme of health
education material, a small section of the central officehas
now been allocated to do this work in conjunction with clinics,
health visitors, etc.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948
It is pleasing to report that at no time during the year
was it necessary to invoke Section 47 of this Act to secure
the compulsory removal to hospital of a Barking resident.
WELFARE SERVICES
The following information was kindly supplied by the
County Welfare Officer of the Essex County Council:-
The statistics set out below show the extent to which
the main services provided by the County Welfare Commit'^
Under the National Assistance Act, 1948, have beenaffo^e
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