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Ashburton Flower Show, July 14th.
A twenty foot stand was exhibited in one of the large
marquees and proved of considerable interest to those attending.
Colourful, animated displays on water safety and broken bottles
on beaches were shown. There was also a plastigraph of a bathroom
cupboard full of safe, dangerous, necessary and unnecessary
bottles and boxes and the audience participated hy clearing the
cupboard and deciding whether the contents should be kept or
thrown away. The R. So. P. A. poster "Don't Monkey with Electricity"
was mounted and animated and attracted much attention from
the men.
Fire Prevention
During September, October and November, illustrated talks
and demonstrations were given hy the Fire Prevention Officers of
the Croydon Fire Service in the 26 Infant Welfare Centres and
Toddlers' Clubs. The talks were much appreciated by the mothers
and this educational work was considered by the Fire Prevention
Officers to be invaluable.
"A First Aider in every Home" campaign
A lecture demonstration on teaching techniques and aids was
given to the St. John Ambulance Brigade, Cadet Officers, Leaders
and N.C.O's of the Nol District, South West Area.
In the 1962 Welcome to Citizenship Exhibition part of the
Health Education Section of the Health Department's stand was
devoted to a demonstration entitled "A First Aider in every
Home. " A pegboard display was mounted in the centre and demonstrations
of first-aid pressure dressings were given by a St.
John Cadet Officer using a cadet as a model.
Following the exhibition the pegboard was displayed at five
Infant Welfare Centres and was also put on show at Lodge Road
Minor Ailments and Dental Clinic for several weeks. Other material
was displayed in the front hall of the Health Department.
Flame-Proof Materials
Health Visitors completed a simple questionnaire, on this
subject in order to determine the value of lecturing on the use
of proofed materials and garments if they were not available in
the shops.
Last autumn the local Chambers of Commerce were offered a
speaker to lead a discussion on the reasons for the failure of
retailers to keep stocks of flame-proof materials, and the
possibility of overcoming the problems involved. In response to
an invitation received from the Croydon Chamber of Commerce a
talk was given by the Home Safety Officer.