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HEALTH EDUCATION.
A further means to assist in putting across health
education material to the public was adopted during the year
by the erection of poster frames on lamp columns in each of
the street markets of the Borough, including. "Petticoat Lane"
and "Mile End Waste". These frames are mainly used for the
exhibition of posters dealing with food hygiene and for
drawing the attention of the public to various aspects of
food law, e.g. the wrapping and handling of food by retailers,
the requirements of the Merchandise Marks Act as to the
marking of various imported foods for sale.
Assistance was given to the Director of the North East
Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board's Mass X-ray Unit, not
only in setting 'up the Unit, in various locations in the
Borough, but also in publicity of the event. Posters were
exhibited and leaflets distributed throughout the Borough
during the three months in which the Unit operated in the
area. The publicity helped in no small way to bring the
satisfactory number of 15,188 persons to be x-rayed.
The annual Diphtheria Immunisation Campaign was held in
the Borough during March and April.
An Exhibition Stand, supplied with Topics obtained from
the Central Council for Health Education, was displayed in
the entrance hall of one of the Council's Public Libraries
and at two secondary grammar schools.
During the year posters and leaflets on various health
matters were exhibited and distributed through the media of
the Council's establishments, social clubs, infant welfare
centres, day nurseries, hospitals, Council's vehicles and
outside notice boards.
STAFF CHANGES.
No staff changes took place during the year.
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