[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Cambridge Borough.

  • Cambridge (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Cambridge Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    VII. MISCELLANEOUS. Health Education,—A small exhibition stand has been in r constant use at schools and clinics throughout the year, giving information ; upon general health, dietetics and various aspects of the work of a public i health department. During the year coloured labels have been stuck on our outgoing 1 mail drawing attention to various aspects of food hygiene. Members of the medical, sanitary and nursing staffs gave 23 talks :,i and lectures during the year to various groups, organisations and schools. Persons in need of Care and Attention.—Section 47 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, provides for legal action to be taken by [: the Council in certain circumstances where it appears that persons in j need of care and attention should be removed to more suitable premises. ] Two such cases arose during 1955. The first was a woman aged 88 years who was aged, infirm and living 1 in insanitary conditions. She was removed to hospital in February, 1955, . and died two weeks later. The second was a woman aged 86 years who was aged and living in ! insanitary conditions. She was also removed to hospital in February, ! 1955, where she still remains. Staff changes and activities.—A new appointment of Deputy Chief Sanitary Inspector was made this year, and Mr. A. W. Perry com- : menced duty in this capacity on September 26th. The establishment of district inspectors was increased from four to five but, at the year end, : the additional post had not been filled and two of the existing staff had left. Miss M. Poyser replaced Miss Westrup as speech therapist and Mrs. i Freed replaced Miss Marshall as senior clerk in the Maternity and Child ' Welfare Division. Miss A. M. Sparrow retired from the post of nurse at the Open Air School after thirty years’ service. Miss Guariento, Health Visitor and School Nurse, was appointed an examiner in health visiting subjects to the Royal Society of Health. Visitors to the Department.—Visitors from overseas included ' Chief Charles Masanja from Tanganyika, Dr. M. Parmentier-Beloux i from Paris, and Mr. D. L. B. Wickham, Commissioner of Local Govern- ment for British Guiana. Mr. Tan Poh Seong, Chief Health Inspector of Brunei, Borneo spent a fortnight in the department studying our public health methods. There were a number of other overseas visitors also.