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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hackney 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Date. | Audience | Subject. | Speaker. | Approx. Attendance. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar. | 18th | Gayhurst Road School, Girls' Department | Maternity and Child Welfare, Housing and Diphtheria Prevention | Mr. C. J. Haynes | 33 |
| May | 12 th | St. Michael's Church Mothers' Union | Maternity and Child Welfare | Miss N. Hobbs | 35 |
| Aug. | 31st | S. Hackney Labour Party, Women's Section | Tuberculosis and Its Prevention | Miss E. Hamilton | 35 |
| Oct. | 18th | Richmond Road Toddlers' Clinic | Maternity and Child Welfare and Diphtheria Prevention | Mr. C. J. Haynes | 50 |
| 22nd | Hackney Mothers' and Babies' Welfare Centre | ” ” | 40 | ||
| Nov. | 30th | Richmond Road Toddlers' Clinic | ” ” | 65 | |
Two public meetings were arranged during the year by the
British Social Hygiene Council and were held in the Assembly Hall
at the Town Hall. An address was given and a film shown on
each occasion to an audience of approximately 450 persons.
LABORATORY FACILITIES.
The arrangements made with the Camberwell Research
Laboratories and the Royal Institute of Public Health for
bacteriological examinations have been continued.
Full details of bacteriological examinations during the year
will be found in the section of this Report dealing with infectious
diseases.
The bacteriological examination of foodstuffs is also carried
out at these laboratories as required.
A minimum of 900 samples are purchased annually under the
Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928, and submitted for
chemical analysis to the Joint Public Analysts, Leo Taylor, Esq.,
F.I.C., and D. T. Lucke, Esq., B.Sc., F.I.C.
Particulars of the samples collected during the year, together
with the results of the analyses made, appear on page 109.