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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Stepney 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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The following is an account of the lectures and film displays which took place up to December:—
| Limehouse Library | Mile End Library | Stepney Jewish School. | St. George's Library. | |
| "At Your Service" (General Health Services). | "Your Maternity and Child Welfare Service." | The Public Health Service (to Parents and Children). | "Food and Health" (Nutrition). | |
| Dr. F. R. O'Shiel (M.O.H.) | Dr. E. J. O'Keefe (Deputy M.O.H.) | Dr. E. J. O'Keefe (Deputy M.O.H.) | Miss M. H. Keating (Nat. Council for M. & C.W.) | |
| "Disinfestation." "100 Years of Progress." "The Empty Bed." | "Citizens of the Future." "Rules for Junior." "Two Little Pigs." | - | "Food and Growth." "A Drink of Water." "Digestion." " Vitamins." | |
| Councillor (Mrs.) Bunn (Chairman Public Health Committee). | Councillor (Mrs.) Frankel (Chairman Maternity and Child Welfare Committee). | — | Councillor R. E. T. Knowlden (Chairman Libraries and Museums Committee). | |
| 70 | 65 | 105 | 50 |
Propaganda took place in the form of the display of posters each month,
and, preceding each lecture, folders were distributed embodying the provisions
of the special local health services together with information concerning the
lectures, as follows:—
Outdoor Indoor Classroom
Date. Subject. Posters. Posters. Posters. Folders.
October Use Your Health 350 100 25 9,800
Services.
November and Maternity and Child 350 100 25 9,778
December Welfare Services.
The Outdoor Posters were displayed throughout the Borough on hoardings,
notice boards and Council vehicles. The Indoor Posters were exhibited in
the Borough Infant Welfare Centres, Offices, Conveniences and Depots,
while the "Classroom" Posters were displayed at the Infant Welfare Centres,
Creches and Children's Libraries. Folders were overprinted with lecture
propaganda at the Council's expense and were distributed throughout the
district through the media of the Libraries, Infant Welfare Centres, Tuberculosis
Dispensaries, Day Nurseries and Clubs. In addition, there were
distributed 5,000 handbills on Nutrition and 2,000 copies of a booklet issued
by the London County Council entitled " Highways to Health."
TUBERCULOSIS.
| Main Dispensary, Steels Lane. | Branch Dispensary, 35, Stepney Green. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | T. | W. | TH. | F. | S. | M. | T. | W. | TH. | F. | S. | |
| Morning | Men | School Children | Men | |||||||||
| Afternoon | Women and Children | Men | Women and Children | Women and Children | ||||||||
| Evening | Workers | Workers | ||||||||||