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Wood Green. And this is not only fortunate for me, but is a matter
of good fortune for the Council. The Inspectors are keenly alive
to the fact that the duties which they perform are closely allied
to the continued prosperity of the Borough, that the role which
they play should never be under-estimated. The time has almost
come when I may have to ask for an additional Inspector. That,
however, will be a matter of report to the Staff Committee in
due course.
Further progress was made in the implementation of the
Council's scheme for the control of smoke in the Borough. Wood
Green No.3 Smoke Control Order, embracing 1389 dwellings and
58 other premises, came into operation on 1st October, 1961, making
a total to date of 3,831 dwellings and 333 other premises now
subj ect to Smoke Control Orders. During the year Wood Green No.4
Smoke Control Order relating to 1,660 dwellings and 74 other
premises in the Bowes Park Area was submitted for the approval
of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, with the proposal
that the order come into operation on 1st October, 1962,
The implementation of the scheme to date is noteworthy in
two respects, (a) it is one year ahead of the scheduled time, and
(b) the transition from coal to smokeless fuels in those areas
now controlled has been smoothly carried out, due no doubt to an
emphasis on personal relations rather than public relations.
I have very little to add to the paragraph on Health Education
which appeared in my Annual Report for 1960. As the Council will
be aware, I am a frequent contributor to the local press, whenever
I consider that an article is required on a subject of topical
importance. Here, I would once again wish to thank the Editors
of our local press for their unfailing helpfulness and courtesy.
Nothing has been of greater help to me over the past years. We
also readily accede to any request for a health talk by a local
organisation, with or without an accompanying film show. As should
be the case, health education in Wood Green is closely bound up
with the work carried out by the staff of the Middlesex County
Council, so that talks are given by Health Inspectors, Assistant
County Medical Officers, Health Visitors, Dr. Campbell, as my
deputy, or myself, according to the type of talk required and the
special abilities of each section of the staff to undertake these
duties. Abundant leaflets, bookmarks, etc. on health matters are
available both in the Public Health Department and in the Area
Health Office, and also in our Clinics and in our Central and
Branch Libraries. When any particular subject calls for the
display of posters, this method of propaganda is utilised to the
full. Altogether, as I have said so often, the neglect of health
education is a major blunder. Fortunately, Wood Green has never
fallen into this pitfall.
As the Council may be aware, I have been a regular monthly
contributor to the magazine "Better Health" since 1948. I like
to think that these articles are widely read and that, as the
articles are syndicated in many parts of the world, the name of
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