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in eleven schools and illustrated by films, either "How To Have An Accident",
a Walt Disney production, or "Accidents Don't Happen", a Mr.Pastry farce, as
appropriate.
Members of the health education team projected films and film strips,
gave lectures and handed out 20,000 competition forms to schools, young wives,
church groups, mothers' and old people's clubs, to support the R0SPA campaign.
Lectures on topics of medical and or educational interest were
again arranged in co-operation with the Kingston Hospital Postgraduate Education
Committee, in the Kingston Medical Centre as follows:
19th January 1967 A meeting on "Drug Addiction in Young People and
School children" - attended by a large audience
including magistrates and head teachers.
22nd September 1967 A meeting on "Neonatal Resuscitation".
8th December 1967 A meeting on "General Practice at the Cross Roads",
mainly concerning health centres and group practice.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT 1948. SECTION 47
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT 1951
Action can be taken under these Acts for compulsory removal of
persons to suitable premises in circumstances where they are:
(a) suffering from grave chronic disease, or being aged,
infirm or physically incapacitated, are living in
insanitary conditions;
(b) unable to look after themselves and are not receiving
proper care and attention from other persons.
There were no cases during the year in which action had to be taken
under the above mentioned Acts. However, many cases required investigation.
REGISTRATION OF NURSING HOMES
The Borough Council is the registration authority for nursing homes
under Part VI of the Public Health Act 1936. No homes were registered during
1967, but two registrations were canoelled. At the end of the year there