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FREE WASHING FACILITIES.
The Council provides free washing facilities in 16 of the 22 public
conveniences, with the aim of promoting food hygiene and cleanliness.
Some 77,000 free washes were taken during the year.
HEALTH EDUCATION.
In this year's London County Council (General Powers) Act, Section
82 empowers Borough Councils to make arrangements for the dissemination
of information and advice for the purpose of promoting safety in the home
and encouraging the taking of proper precautions for avoiding occurrences
of accidents therein.
Publicity campaigns carried out during the year included Mass X-ray,
Poliomyelitis Vaccination, and Road Safety.
Posters on the large poster frames situated in the Wo main roads
in the Borough were changed each month, and nine types of posters were
displayed on the Council's official notice boards during the year.
Posters relating to the Clean Food Byelaws, Merchandise Marks Act,
Marking of Imported Food, Fish Wrapping and Poultry Plucking were
exhibited on lamp-post frames in street markets in the Borough.
Posters on various health matters were exhibited at hospitals,
welfare centres, day nurseries, public libraries and social clubs, and on
the Council's vehicles and in public conveniences, and leaflets were made
available at many of these establishments.
Vacant sites in the Borough were kept posted with notices warning
the public against depositing rubbish.
The Inspectors engaged in the supervision of food premises issued
leaflets to the occupiers on The Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955, together
with metal notices regarding handwashing and "no smoking".
Over 2,000 posters were displayed in the Borough during the year.
HOSPITAL FACILITIES.