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(2) Number of applications—
(a) Maternity 711
(b) Sickness 1,693
(c) Sick Room Helpers 25
(3) Number of applications met—
(a) Maternity 620
(b) Sickness 1,675
(c) Sick Room Helpers 25
(4) Average duration of services given—
(a) Maternity 14 days
(b) Sickness (acute cases) 10—21 days
(5) Amount recovered for services £4,758 0s. Od.
(6) Rate of remuneration of "Helps"—
(a) Maternity £4 14s. Od. per week
(b) Sickness 2s. per hour
HEALTH PROPAGANDA.
The usual continuous and detailed advice on health
matters, which forms part of the daily duty of Doctors, Health
Visitors, Midwives, Mental Health Workers and other Officers
of the Department and certain general health propaganda features
were continued. A well-constructed and attractive display panel
continued on loan from the Central Council for Health Education,
together with a series of topics dealing with such subjects as
" Food Hygiene," "Diphtheria Immunisation," " Dental
Hygiene," " Work of the Health Visitor," etc.
These were exhibited together with suitable handbills and
pamphlets at selected sites throughout the Borough and was a
most effective propaganda medium.
The Chief Sanitary Inspector and his staff have devoted
much time to education on clean food handling to those concerned
in canteens and the food trade, using material also prepared by
the Central Council for Health Education. Two poster sites are
retained in the Borough on which the Central Council's posters
are also displayed. On the School Health side, use has been
made of films provided by the Central Office of Information
regarding care of children's teeth, care of eyes, etc., at lectures
for Parent-Teachers' Associations,