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The number of home helps employed (equivalent whole-time) was 412 and
great difficulty was being experienced at the end of the year in keeping recruitment
at that level.
HEALTH EDUCATION
There is no designated Health Education Officer in this Department and
the Programme is determined by a Health Education Panel consisting of professional
staff in the various fields who meet regularly throughout the year.
The Hackney Field Day was held in Clissold Park in June and this Department
contributed a stand illustrating aspects of work of the Department. In addition
to the stand selling articles made by the patients at mental health establishments
there was a stand illustrating the methods used for carrying out developmental
paediatric examinations on pre-school children. A poster depicting the subject
was also produced and publicised widely. In addition the Jimmy Germ Puppet
Show was put on by two of the Department's dental auxiliaries.
SMOKERS' ADVISORY CLINIC
The Smokers' Advisory Clinic held weekly at Shoreditch Health Centre
continued throughout the year but again the numbers attending were disappointing.
In all 63 attended 144 times and 8 stated that they had stopped smoking
following the advice given at the clinic. In spite of all efforts to increase
the popularity of the clinic by means of film shows the numbers attending
continued to be disappointing. Slightly less than the previous year attended
but they did attend more often.
MARRIAGE GUIDANCE
In January, the London Marriage Guidance Council opened a second evening
session in the Borough - at John Scott Health Centre (there is an existing
session at Shoreditch Health Centre). The Health Department also runs a Clinic,
staffed by a Senior Psychiatrist on a sessional basis for married couples with
emotional, sexual and family planning problems.
RE-HOUSING ON MEDICAL GROUNDS
There were thirteen meetings between representatives of the Housing Department
and the Health Department and 321 cases were discussed to review what priority
for re-housing on medical grounds should be given. 51 cases were considered not
to fall within the category of medical priority, 200 were given the highest medical