London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Harrow 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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paid and must continue to a growing extent to be paid is the prevention
of accidents in the home. This again is a subject which is essentially
one of education and enlightenment of the public. The first step must
be to make everyone aware of the facts of the situation, that there is
something which needs to be put right, and then to help those who are
most affected to play their part, especially in reducing the risks of
accidents in their own homes. It was felt that the Food Hygiene Advisory
Council, strengthened perhaps by some who had a particular interest or
had special knowledge in one or more of these special subjects, might be
able to help the Public Health Committee in their endeavours on these
lines in the way they had been able to in the clean food campaign. It
appeared, however, that some members of the Food Hygiene Advisory
Council feared that the widening of the range of activities of the Council
might suggest to some that the Borough Council's interest in clean food
was waning. Had that been the case, it would have been most unfortunate,
so no steps were taken on the lines of widening the remit of the Advisory
Council.
The following table summarises the work done in this last year on environmental health education:—
| Subject | Audience | No. of Talks |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Health and the P.H.D. | Schools, Guilds and local associations | 14 |
| Food Hygiene | Schools, Guilds, and local associations | 26 |
| Home Safety | Mainly in clinics | 24 |
| Clean Air | Women's Gas Federation meetings | 2 |
| Demonstration in Health Office | Student Health Visitors | 21 |
| Overseas Health Students Traders, Etc. | ||
| Lectures and Conferences outside Harrow | 13 | |
| No. of exhibits | ||
| Health Education of the Public exhibit | Delegate Conference | 1 |
| Health Education of the Public exhibit | Clinics | 19 |
| Health Education of the Public exhibit | Branch Libraries | 12 |
| Health Education of the Public exhibit | Education Office | 2 |
| Clean Air exhibit | Women's Gas Federation | 1 |
| Home Safety exhibit | British Red Cross | 1 |
| Films, Film Strips, Photos and Poster Display | Food Hygiene Advisory Council | 5 |
| Press Publicity | General Public (Harrow and District) | 47 items |
| Poster Displays | Schools, Clinics and General Public | 400 posters exhibited |
| Morropaque Slides | For general use at talks | 30 slides |