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education, I would make special mention of the
great assistance afforded by the District Council
in promoting the display of propaganda material relating
to vaccination against poliomyelitis. Without the
help of the District Council, it is extremely doubtful
whether we could have obtained sufficient sites to make
known the fact that vaccination against polio was
being carried out throughout the district, and that this
was a matter in which everyone must of necessity be
interested. It would indeed be true to say that
co-operation in projects such as this is absolutely
essential.
APPENDIX 11.
LETTERS TO DOCTORS.
Letters on the following subjects were circulated
to Friern Barnet practitioners in 1959, some under my
signature as Medical Officer of Health and others either
as Area Medical Officer or District School Medical Officer:
January l6th. - Old Person's Welfare - Assistance in
the Home etc.
March 25th. - Bank Holiday Arrangements for Laboratory
specimens.
June 5th. - Poliomyelitis - occurrence of cases
in Islington.
June 15th. - Poliomyelitis - continuance of Islington
outbreak - vaccine in single dose
containers.
July 16th. - Poliomyelitis - limited outbreak in
Wood Green.
July 23rd. - Poliomyelitis - further information re
Wood Green cases.
December 4th. - Notification of cases of Dysentery.
December lSth. - Christmas Holiday Arrangements for
Laboratory specimens.
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