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Subjects dealt with during the year were as follows:—
Health and Hygiene 18 sessions
The Local Health Services 16 „
Pest Control 9 „
Home Safety 7 „
Clean Food 6 „
Infectious Diseases 6 „
Tuberculosis 5 „
Sewerage Disposal 4 „
Child Welfare 4 „
Rodent Control 4 „
Road Safety 1 „
Housing 1 „
Informal talks given by members of the staff of the Department dealt with
meat inspection, sewerage disposal, the varied work of the Health Department,
clean food and infectious diseases. Attendances at the sessions averaged between
40 and 50 people and on two occasions over 200 persons were present.
At the time of the Coronation Celebrations a film was made by the staff of
the Council as a permanent record of the Coronation Celebrations in Woolwich.
The film has been shown on the Council's film projector on a number of occasions
to local audiences, which have included old people, Civil Defence volunteers and
several other organisations.
Home Safety.
Seven programmes given by the Health Education Unit during the year were
devoted to Home Accident Prevention, and at the end of each film session discussion
took place on ways of avoiding home accidents. Leaflets on this subject were
passed to the audiences, who were extremely interested in this subject.
During the year the Department purchased three film strips illustrating the
most common types of home accidents and suggesting ways of accident prevention.
A display on the Department's portable exhibition stand during the year was devoted
to home accidents and road accidents, with the object of bringing the public's
attention to the fact that home accidents are responsible for as many deaths as are
road accidents.
The Council again made a subscription to the Home Safety Section of the
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.
Photographs and Slides.
A number of photographs illustrating the various public services in operation
in the Borough have now been produced and made into slides, the showing of which
will augment the films dealing with Health Education matters being shown to
local organisations.
Film strips on Food Hygiene and the Care of the Elderly were also obtained
during the year for showing on the Council's projector.
Booklets, Leaflets and Posters.
500 copies of the booklet "Better Health" were distributed mainly from the
Council's libraries and other public buildings.
Two large poster sites in the Borough were used for the display of posters
obtained from the Central Council of Health Education.
During the month of November the Divisional Medical Officer of Health,
London County Council, arranged a Diphtheria publicity campaign locally, and
the Health Department assisted in the distribution of leaflets and the display of
posters. Several hundred bookmarks dealing with this subject were also distributed
from the Council's libraries.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
Premises where Food is Prepared or Offered for Sale.
A total of 4,192 inspections of food premises was carried out during the year.
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