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half of the year, 94 requests for the loan of such items were
received from the schools. The services of the health education
staff were offered and accepted' on a number of occasions to
schools for special projects and a close liaison between some of
the individual teachers and the staff of the section was built up.
Health Visitors and other members of the staff continued to give
talks to classes in various schools on particular subjects as and
when requested.
All requests from local organisations for talks to be given
to their members on health education topics were accepted and
80 such talks were given during the year, attended bv approximately
2,500 persons. In addition the Chief Public Health
Inspector organised a series of Courses on Food Hygeine in
conjunction with the Havering Technical College.
Home safety continued to be an item to which a great deal
of publicity was given by the health education staff, both as
regards adult organisations, groups of scouts, guides, cubs,
brownies and boys' brigade, and in the schools. To" stimulate
interest in the schools, a Home Safety competition was held in
the Primary Schools, the judging of which was undertaken by
Miss A.I. Walker, a member of the Home Safety Panel. For
Secondary Schools, the Home Safety quiz competition had its
second season, and after a number of very closely fought matches
between the various Schools, the semi-finals and finals were
held at the Town Hall, Romford, in November, the winners of the
Teskey Trophy for this competition being Brittons Secondary
School.
Members of the staff of the Department continued to take
part in the pre-retirement Courses run at the North Havering
College of Adult Education, following the pilot Course commenced
in the previous year, have lectured pupil nurses and midwives at
local hospitals, and have also continued to take part in many
other similar activities in various professional disciplines. The
Health Education section also prepared an exhibit illustrating
all the various aspects of the work of the Health and Welfare
Department which formed part of an exhibition organised by the
Havering Council of Social Service which was held at the Central
Library, Romford, for two weeks in May.
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