View report page

31
average death rate from Phthisis was 1.29 per 1,000, and that of
other tubercular diseases was 0.59 per 1,000.
During the week ended the 5th March, 1910, the "Tuberculosis
Exhibition" of the National Association for the Prevention of Consumption
paid a visit to the Borough. The object of this Exhibition
is to direct attention to the ravages of the disease, to show how the
disease is caused and spread, and to point out the methods to be
adopted for its cure and the best steps to be taken for its prevention.
In June, 1909, the Canning Town Health Society suggested to
the Public Health Committee the advisability of inviting the National
Association to bring their exhibition to West Ham, and the Town
Council, on the recommendation of the Committee, cordially agreed to
the proposal by voting £20 towards the expenses and granting the
free use of the Public Hali, Canning Town, for the purpose, the
arrangements being left to the Public Health Committee.
A large and influential general committee, consisting of Ministers
of religion, medical men, and prominent citizens of both sexes, was
convened, and an Executive Committee appointed, over which the
Chairman of the Public Health Committee (Alderman J. R. MooreSmith)
presided. At the request of the Committee upwards of 200
ladies and gentlemen volunteered to act as demonstrators at the various
stands during periods of two hours each morning, afternoon, and
evening, and the organisation of this voluntary force, kindly undertaken
by Mr. W. G. Martley and Mr. Wolseley Lewis, added materially to
the success of the exhibition. The opening ceremony, conducted by
t\e Mayor (Alderman Geo. Hosking) on the afternoon of Saturday,
February 26th, was well attended, as also were each day of the
subsequent week, while on each evening the Hall was continuously
crowded.