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NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948, SECTION 50
Under the above section, as from 5th July, 1948, the Council
became responsible for the disposal of the remains of any person
who dies in the District if suitable arrangements would not otherwise
be made. During the year the Council were requested to
deal with one case of this type.
HEALTH PROPAGANDA
Constant attention is given to the opportunities for health
education at the Clinics and Centres in the area and during the
visits made by the Health Visitors and Public Health Inspectors.
In addition each year talks are given by the Officers to various
organisations and schools.
The material supplied by the Central Council for Health
Education and the assistance of the County Council's Health
Education Officer prove extremely useful.
HOME SAFETY
This important work continued throughout the year. I
consider that propaganda on the prevention of home accidents
should be directed on as broad a front as possible and for this
reason the home safety activities are carried out by all members
of my staff who have access to the homes of the public. The
health visitors who regularly visit all homes in which there are
children under 5 years and in some cases school children also,
have made it a point to bring out all aspects of home safety in
their discussions with parents, and they also distribute leaflets,
home safety handbooks, etc., as need arises. All expectant mothers
are invited to attend courses of 6 lectures on mothercraft which
are very popular and well attended and all these lectures include
different aspects of home safety and in addition there is one lecture
entirely devoted to it.
Health visitors give lectures with films and film strips to
Over 60's clubs and other organisations for old people on home
safety especially directed towards the type of accidents to which
old people are prone. There is also a wide field for propaganda,
which is fully exploited, open to the district nurses who visit the
homes of the sick of all ages.
During the year the staff were also very active in the preparation
of visual aids applicable to all age groups on all aspects of
home safety, e.g. falls, burns and scalds, cuts, poisoning and
electric shock, suffocation and drowning.
There is also a considerable amount of time spent on home
safety activities by the administrative staff of my department not
only in assisting the field staff but also preparing agenda and
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