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posters published by that body were exhibited in connection with "Check
That Fall" publicity. We also co-operated with the Central Office of
Information in a "Keep Britain Tidy" campaign organised for the August
Bank Holiday week-end.
The former Empire Marketing Boards were used to display various
posters, during the year, as also were the Council's official notice
boards and boards affixed to lamp columns in street markets in the Borough.
The Exhibition Stand situated in the entrance hall of the Public
Health Department was used to display poster sets and flannelgraphs
on various health matters and was kept stocked with relevant leaflets.
This stand was also used as part of the Department's contribution to
the Council's Housing Exhibition held at Mile End Library in April.
With the co-operation of the Borough Librarian, bookmarks and
leaflets on various health subjects were distributed from the Lending
Sections of the Borough Libraries. The photograph facing this page
shows some of the literature on health matters available to the public
in the Council Libraries.
Enamelled panels giving details of hospitals and times of attendance
where advice on or treatment of venereal diseases can be obtained were
renewed, as necessary, in the Council's Public Conveniences.
Vacant sites in the Borough were kept posted with notices warning
the public against depositing rubbish and also against the use of land
as caravan sites.
In all, over.2,100 posters were displayed throughout the Borough
during the year and 17,000 leaflets distributed.
HOLIDAY CENTRE.
The second year's operation of the Council's Holiday Centre, the
Manor House, Sandgate, near Folkestone, has confirmed the success of the
venture. During the year, 777 Stepney residents spent a holiday at the
Manor House. This number included 421 aged persons and 129 children.
The total number of weekly bookings was 1,091.
The Council decided this year to make an increased grant to the
Stepney Old People's Welfare Association in order to enable old persons
to have a holiday during the winter months, from November to March
inclusive, at the reduced rate of 30/- per week, instead of the normal
charge of £2 per week to such persons.
The Holiday Centre is open all the year round and is available for
holidays to any resident of the Borough, young or old. Half the total
accommodation is allotted each week to the latter. Coach transport is
provided to and from the Public Health Department and the Manor House.
The management and control of the Holiday Centre are vested in the
Council's Physical Training & Recreation Committee, and the day-to-day
administration is the responsibility of the Medical Officer of Health.
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