Britain's Health Services
1942-10 1942 1940s 40 pages No conference on Production should be held at which the delegates are not reminded of the health aspect of the matters they are discussing. Trades Councils should be urged to hold special conferences entirely devoted to the subject. In connection with giving publicity to...
| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
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| Language: | English English |
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London : Communist Party of Great Britain
October 1942
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10796/97FCB096-CA90-430D-B484-A0B39590B219 http://hdl.handle.net/10796/DD7BCF0D-B9E5-4D47-A7B0-F44A4114FE19 |
| Summary: | 1942-10
1942
1940s
40 pages
No conference on Production should be held at which the delegates are not reminded of the health aspect of the matters they are discussing. Trades Councils should be urged to hold special conferences entirely devoted to the subject. In connection with giving publicity to the great importance of health questions, the Daily Worker will be absolutely invaluable. Health workers should join all other workers in assisting the Daily Worker, not only by the provision of health notes and news, but also financially. Health welfare must not be regarded as an affair which is only the concern of doctors and nurses and other health workers. General workers must realise how much they can do for themselves. Until this is properly understood there will be no complete solution to many health problems. In all Joint Production Committees, Shop Stewards and Works Committees, one or two members (a "Workers' Health Inspectorate") should be made responsible for knowing the Factory Acts and the rights of workers under the Factory Acts. They should see that their respective Committees discuss health matters and that, when necessary, advice is obtained from the factory doctor, industrial nurse or welfare department. In frank discussion these "specialists" can become valuable allies. Assistance may also be got from members of the Association of Scientific Workers in the factories, who will always be ready to help workers with their problems. The "Workers' Health Inspectorate" can actively deal with such matters as:— Enforcement of the provisions of the Factory Acts Checking up lighting, heating, ventilation and general and special safety measures Insisting on immediate investigation of any apparent ill-effects from new industrial processes and on the cause of every works accident Demanding and obtaining proper washing and sanitary facilities Providing instruction in the reasons for and methods of protection for workers engaged in dangerous jobs Improvement of canteens Improvement of local transport and shopping facilities Approaching, through Trades Councils, local hospitals for special services such as evening clinics, etc., where these are required for day workers 10
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