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During 1949, the three Councils referred to above
embarked upon a joint Clean Food Campaign which, at
the time of writing, has made considerable progress. A
Food Traders' Guild has been formed, Codes of Practice
are being formulated, and it is intended to issue clean
food certificates to those traders who comply with the
Codes of Practice which have been formulated. A comprehensive
health education programme has been worked
out with a view to bringing this important matter to the
notice of the general public, who, it is hoped, will come
to expect and demand the higher standards of food production
and handling which we hope to achieve.
Under the aegis of the Kent Paediatric Society, an
investigation was commenced during 1949 into the
incidence and causation of Health among school children
of 10 to 11 years of age attending maintained schools in
the Borough of Bexley". The definition of Health is
that adopted by the World Health Organisation, namely,
that Health denotes soundness of body, mind and personality.
A great deal of work has already been carried
out and, in due course, a report will be published which
should be of considerable interest both locally and over
a wider field.
The housing position remains much as it was during
1948 and I should like to express my appreciation of the
co-operation which we have received from the Housing
Committee, particularly in regard to the re-housing of
tuberculous families.
Much prominence is being given, nowadays, to the
problems of old people, many of whom require admission
to hospitals. During the year a number of such cases
were dealt with by the Health Department and it was
possible to assist in obtaining their admission to hospital.
The Woolwich Group Hospital Management Committee
are doing everything in their power to increase accommodation
in their hospitals for elderly persons and the
position may be expected to improve.
Attention is directed to that part of the report of the
Chief Sanitary Inspector dealing with refuse disposal.
The present land being used for this purpose at the Ivy
Cottage site at East Wickham will provide tipping space
for a period of something over 9 years, and there appears
to be no other land in the area suitable for the disposal
of refuse.
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