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SWIMMING AND SLIPPER BATHS.
The three swimming baths in the Borough are Council
Baths. During the year the number of swims amounted to
100,948 comprising 23,417 adults and 77,531 children.
The water is subjected to continuous chlorination and
filtration and samples are taken periodically for analysis.
The number of slipper baths taken during the year, at
the four Council establishments, was 344,179 which included
5,392 attendances of Old Age Pensioners who were admitted
free of charge.
HEALTH PROPAGANDA.
Distribution of leaflets and display of posters on
various health subjects was carried out in the Borough
during the year.
A Diphtheria Immunisation Campaign was carried out
in accordance with the request of the Ministry of Health.
Combined advertisements giving particulars of facilities
for immunisation appeared in the local press during March,
April and May.
At five local cinemas, slides were shown for periods
of one week at intervals during the campaign.
Five-thousand leaflets and 100 posters were distributed
through Schools, Day Nurseries, Infant Welfare Centres, the
W.V.S., Gas and ELectricity Showrooms, Libraries, Factories,
Public Conveniences, Public Baths and Hospitals etc In
addition with the co-operation of the Borough Librarian 500
book-marks were distributed with library books.
1,200 leaflets „The Customer's Health is in Your Hands„
and „A Message to Housewives„ were distributed through the
usual channels, a large quantity also being distributed
through Youth Clubs.
Six-thousand leaflets on various Health Education subjects
including Diphtheria Immunisation, Measles, Whooping
Cough, Vaccination, Tuberculosis, Bugs, Food Hygiene etc.,
were distributed from the exhibition stand at Mile End
Library. The main topics of this exhibition stand dealt
with Food Hygiene, the Work of the Sanitary Inspector, and
Burning and Scalding Accidents in the Home.
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