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(iii). Articles were written by the Medical Officer of Health in a Ratepayers
Gazette on 'Smallpox' and 'Fluoridation'
(iv) In March the Medical Officer of Health attended a one day Conference
run by the Central Council for Health Education at Purley on Methods of
Health Education in Urban Areas.'
(v) The Sutton and Cheam Home Safety Committee continued to provide
education on safety in the home under its President Alderman Mrs, D.
Sparks, M.B.E, and Chairman, Mr L. Powers Wallis. The Secretary is
Mrs. I.L. Ashmore, 243 Brighton Road, Belmont (Tel Vigilant 5474).
During 1962 Water Safety was formally, made part of the Committee's
responsibility by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
Publicity in the main followed the Quarterly Planning Guide and many
thousands of leaf lets, pamphlets and book marks were distributed and
posters were displayed. The local press co operated well in giving
publicity to the work of the Committee Figures for local home accidents
were sent to the papers quarterly In addition a special article was
inserted in the local papers just before Christmas about common accidents
at this time of year and a furthar four articles are to follow in the early
months of the coming year A water safety poster painting competition was
held for schools and a demonstration of domestic and commercial fire
extinguishers was held Speakers were provided for various local
organisations on different aspects of home safety.
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
One hundred and thirty eight medical examinations of staff were
undertaken during the year, consisting of one hundred and nineteen for
Superannuation purposes and nineteen sick pay cases for reports to the
Establishment Committee.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE: ACTS, 1948 and 1951
Section 47 (Removal of P ersons in Need of Care and Attention)
(a) One old lady was dealt with under this Section of the Act, She was
aged eighty nine and was senile and very chesty and was refusing all
assistance and treatment Her sons were, very concerned about her She
was removed to hospital, and died three days later.
Nineteen other old people were brought to notice during the year as
possibly being in need of pare and attention and of these, four were
admitted to hospital, two to old people's homes, one went to live with
relatives, and twelve managed at home with various types of assistance
In addition eleven old people were followed up from previous years, of
whom one died, one was admitted to hospital, one removed to live with
relatives, and eight continued at home.
(b) General Towards the end of the year an Old People's Welfare
Committee for Sutton and Cheam, a voluntary committee, was instituted to
co-ordinate the work of the existing voluntary old people's welfare
committees within the Borough The Medical Officer of Health accepted an
invitation to become a member of the Executive Committee Schemes already
in operation include Meals on Wheels, Chiropody and a visiting service
New schemes under consideration include housing and a day centre.
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