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HEALTH EDUCATION
In view of the need for financial economy the post of Health
Education Officer which had become vacant was not filled, the
Health Education programme being continued under the supervision
of the Deputy Medical Officer of Health by distributing
the work between other members of the staff, with the organisation
devolving on the administrative staff.
During the year, in addition to regular in-service training
for all grades of staff and the regular talks undertaken by the
health visitors in schools and clinics, 87 talks attended by a
total of approximately 2,400 people, have been given to various
organisations on different subjects. Medical Officers, Public
Health Inspectors, Health Visitors, Chiropodists Welfare
Officers, etc. have all taken part and they gave talks on a
variety of subjects. The services of persons outside the Department
have also been recruited to give talks and lectures on
their own speciality. The Department has a small library of
Health Education films, slides and other visual aids and apart
from the regular mothercraft and relaxation classes, school
projects and departmental staff meetings a total of 64 showings
of various films were given. In other instances film slides,
demonstration models (particularly for instruction on mouth to
mouth resusitation) and flannelgraphs have been ulilised.
Films and slides are also made available to schools and
lent to other Departments of the Council.
Posters concerning health education or home safety were
arranged on notice boards outside clinics etc. and on several
occasions the Public Relations Officer arranged for posters to
be displayed throughout the one hundred or so notice boards
owned by the Borough. Other posters are distributed for display
inside clinics, schools and youth clubs. Supplies of various
leaflets were distributed through clinics, public libraries, local
organisations etc.
A Home Safety quiz was organised amongst the senior
schools in the Borough, the semi-finals and finals being held
at the Town Hall, Romford. Keen interest in the Competition
was shown by both teachers and pupils and the trophy, a shield
presented by Mr. Peter Teskey, a member of the Havering Home
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