[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Hoddesdon U.D.C.

  • Hoddesdon (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1959
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Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Hoddesdon U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    use and disposal ©f radioactive substances which it is now difficulty to obtain except by the exercise of some ingenuity0 Workrooms for the Elderly During 1959 a Committee, sponsored by the Hoddesdon Urban District Council^ presided over by Councillor C»D„B. Williams,, J„P0, Chairman of the Council and representing a wide diversity of interests in the town, was formed to discuss and promote the project of setting up workrooms for the elderly0 The project was originally mooted by the Hoddesdon Rotary Club who* from their investigations, guaranteed that work for at least 6 old persons could be provided by a number of local factories and industries„ The Scheme soon attracted wide attention and support9 premises were kindly provided by the Church Institute Committee of St„ Paul's Church for a nominal rental and it was decided to hold a public meeting early in 1960 „ This admirable scheme;, which is only one of a number which are operating successfully in the Kingdom, is designed to create an interest for old people outside their homes, to help to bring them together and by offering them a job of work to do to make them feel that they are still useful members of the community who have something of importance to contribute to the life of the town,, The institution of workshops for the elderly thus becomes an important excursion into Geriatric. Medicine by which it is hoped that the lives of the participants will be prolonged because of renewed interests0 It is hoped that the workshops will become operative in 1960o Home Safety Committee Hoddesdon has a very active Heme Safety Committee which arranges for many Exhibitions, poster displays and lectures to be held, A very successful Speakers0 Training Day was held on 17th April 1959 with morning and afternoon sessions,, The morning session was opened by the Chairman of the Council and at both sessions Mr„ Biyant of the Home Safety Department of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents was the chief speaker,. Home Safety films were shown by the County Fire Headquarters at both sessions and Mrs„ Bryant gave a demonstration on the flammability of materialso An exhibition which drew much interest and attention had been prepared by two Health Visitors, Mrs„ Tuscher and Miss Churchill» The exhibition was of such excellence that it was sub Sequent ly shown at > many schools throughout the district,. The Press gave a good coverage to the day0 » proceedings„
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