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(4) The Meat Inspection Regulations, 1963
These regulations revoke and re-enact with amendments the Public
Health (Meat) Regulations 1924 to 1952 The object of the regulations is
to obtain one hundred per cent inspection of meat at slaughter houses.
The regulations came into operation on 1st October, 1963
HEALTH EDUCATION
Health education continued during the year as part of the normal
duties of all members of the staff during their routine visits and day to day
work In addition, the following special subjects were dealt with:-
(i) Talks
The Medical Officer of Health gave a talk to the Sutton and Cheam
Society on the Public Health Department in Action, and held a discussion
on health with a ladies' political group. Talks on Health In Retirement were
given to a women's organisation and to an old people s association.
(ii) Smoking and Lung Cancer
During the year efforts continued to stress the dangers to health of
cigarette smoking. Several posters supplied by the Ministry of Health were
widely distributed to public notice boards, public offices, hospitals, medical
practitioners, and numerous local organisations. A bookmark was distributed
through the Public Libraries. Posters were also displayed at the Civic
Exhibition held at the Public Halls in May. Posters specially directed
towards school children and young people were distributed in schools, youth
clubs and clinics by the Divisional Medical Officer. A mobile anti smoking
unit paid visits to Sutton West County Secondary Boys' School, St. Barnabas
Youth Cluband The Ridge Youth Club, Sutton Common Road, in January,
The most important thing is to persuade the youth of the country of these
dangers in order that they will not start smoking or will give it up before the
habit becomes strong This is the responsibility of parents, doctors teachers,
and indeed all adults who have contact with children. The best teaching is
by example. Anti-smoking clubs have reported on the apparent ease with
which some lifelong smokers of twenty to thirty, and even thirty to forty
cigarettes a day have succeeded in giving up the habit. The main reguirement
is for a group of friends keen to give up smoking to meet together and discuss
their mutual problems and individual difficulties at least weekly. It is
becoming noticeable that a gradual change of social climate is occurring;
from cigarette smoking being the 'done thing' it is slowly becoming socially
less acceptable I think this is a most encouraging sign and indicates the
way in which the steady decline in the number of smokers will occur in the
coming years as the number of non-smoking families increases.
(iii) Vaccination and Immunisation
The London and Home Counties two weeks' Campaign to boost
Vaccination and Immunisation was supported locally during the weeks
commencing 23rd September and 30th September 1963, by the distribution
of a poster and also of leaflets via the Libraries and Public Health
Department, and by a letter to the Press, Posters were also displayed at
the Civic Exhibition held at the Public Hall, Sutton, in May
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