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An increase on the previous two years.
The Council are corporate members of the National Smoke
Abatement Society and the Council's representatives on this body
are Alderman C. H. Smith, O.B.E., D.L., and the Chief Sanitary
Inspector. Alderman Smith was elected Chairman of the SouthEastern
Division of the Society for the second year in succession and
he contributed a paper under the title "Local Authorities, the Beaver
Report and the Government Clean Air Bill" at the Society's Annual
Conference at Bournemouth. The Conference received a better press
than any previous ones, which is perhaps because Atmospheric
Pollution is arousing more general interest than ever before.
8. HEALTH EDUCATION. Invitations were received from
organisations within the Borough including the Education Authority,
Townswomen's Guild, Toc H and other bodies, for talks on the
functions of the Health Department. Many of these informal talks
with slides, film strips and other pictorial material were given and
they offer a useful form of health education. The two hours spent
by a member of the Department on this work can give an insight
into the scope and activities of the departmental staff which are not
always fully appreciated by the public and therefore which the public
do not fully utilise. I feel that talks of this sort, especially when
given to school children about to embark upon a career, may be
regarded as useful guidance in citizenship, in addition to instruction
in the technical field. One member of the Sanitary Inspectorate gave
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