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Clean Food and Health Exhibition.—The County and Borough
Councils co-operated with the Walthamstow Chamber of Commerce
during their shopping week by staging an exhibit in the hall
of the Juvenile Employment Bureau in High Street. The
Exhibition referred to the Clean Food Campaign of the Borough
Council and the Personal Health Services of the Essex County
Council, with special emphasis on the following :—
Vaccination against Smallpox
Immunisation against Diphtheria and Whooping Cough
The Work of the Health Visitor
Tuberculosis—Prevention of
Dental Hygiene
The Home Nursing and Midwifery Services
Accidents in the home.
The Exhibition was open to the public daily between 1-5 p.m.
from the 8th to the 15th October.
Details of the Exhibition were circulated by the Borough
Education Officer to the Heads of all secondary schools and some
625 children visited in organised school parties. Attendances on
the part of the public were disappointing.
6. Cancer Education.
The leaflet of advice printed in the 1951 Report is available
for distribution.
7. General.
The Borough Architect, Engineer and Surveyor contributes the
following information :—
(a) Public Conveniences.
The new public convenience in Larks Hall Road was opened
in February, 1955.
During the year the public conveniences at Courtenay Place
and Markhouse Road/South Grove were demolished, and have
been superseded by the new public conveniences constructed at
St. James Street Car Park.
During 1955, free washing facilities continued to be available
by the supply of soap and paper towels at public conveniences.
A charge of 2d. continues for the issue of cloth towels.
No charges are made for the use of public conveniences.