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At the time of writing the Organisation and Methods Team of the London Boroughs'
Management Services Committee have just completed a survey in the department. As we appreciate
that there are certain deficiencies in the administration, we await their report with interest and
trust that they will produce practical proposals to solve them.
I place on record my appreciation of the responsibilities assumed by the administrative
staff and the assistance given by those in the clerical grades.
W.D.Softley
Chief Administrative Officer
Health Education
During the past year arrangements have been made for small exhibits and poster displays
on Holiday Safety to be held in Health Services Clinics. The Ministry of Health advocated an
immunisation campaign in the autumn and all the Clinics had an intensive poster display on view
for a month and leaflets were available for all concerned.
At all of them there was a continuous poster display on Dental Health, changed periodically
to keep this all important matter before the public.
The Health and Welfare public notice board at Chingford was kept up to date with all
available posters on Health Education matters such as anti-smoking, dental health, immunisation
and care of young children.
Films on sex education, personal hygiene, dental health, anti-smoking and development
were obtained for use in schools and, in conjunction with these films, talks were arranged by the
Health Visitors and School Nurses. As part of the general liaison with Health Education in Schools
previewing of films by Head Teachers was arranged so that they could know what is available and
also, through discussion, the most profitable lines of approach could be worked out.
Films and talks were arranged at Youth Centres with the co-operation of the medical
staff on such subjects as sex, venereal disease and anti-smoking. These talks and discussions
were very well received.
Films, filmstrips, slides, together with talks, were given to voluntary organisations such
as Mothers' Groups and Young Wives' Groups - chiefly Church Organisations.
The subject of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is very popular indeed and cannot be too
widely publicised. The films were taken to Boy Scouts, Boys' Brigade, Youth Groups, Mothers'
Groups and to the Mothers' Clubs at the various clinics in the borough and shown together with a
talk and demonstration with the model "Resusci-Anne". They are also a regular part of the
training curriculum at the Lady Rayleigh Training Home.
Special training films were obtained and shown at the lectures given to staff and students
at the Lady Rayleigh Training Home by medical staff, public health inspectors, the health education
officer and others.
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