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Health Education.
Baby bathing and mothercraft demonstrations were given
during the year to girl school leavers, at the Health Centres.
Health Visitors undertook this type of education, ideal garments
were exhibited and live babies were used as models. Talks on "The
Health Services'' were also given to school girls, and the girls
concerned appeared to enjoy these practical means of training for
mothercraft.
Show cases, posters, demonstration tables and blackboards are
used at all health centres to give visual illustration to health
teaching.
Talks and demonstrations were given by Health Visitors at all
clinics on a large variety of health subjects, collectively and
individually, during ante-natal clinics, baby weighing sessions and
during the sale of infant foods and vitamins. On these occasions
many questions were asked and answered; mothers took part in
discussions, and by these various means obtained ideas and
information on healthy living.
Cookery talks and demonstrations were given at Park Lane
by Miss Cuthbertson.
Leaflets were available at Centres throughout the year, giving
particular advice and information concerning the prevention of
accidents, minor ailments, infections, and other matters of health
interest to mothers.
Health Centres.
Under the National Health Service Act, 1946, it will be the
duty of every Local Health Authority to provide Health Centres.
On these centres will be based the services which are to include
group medical, dental, pharmaceutical and ophthalmic services;
together with those personal health and preventive services already,
or to be, provided by the Local Health Authority.
With the improved amenities such centres are known to be
capable of giving, early steps should be taken to provide a number
of experimental health centres in an area such as Tottenham.
This may be achieved even under the present building restrictions
by:-