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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
West Ham 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Special Popular Lectures, illustrated by lantern slides, were given by prominent medical men and others in the minor hall as under:—
| Date. | Chairman. | Lecturer. | Subject. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 26, 8 p.m. | Dr P. J. S. Nicoll | Dr. Tos. D. Lister | A Working Man's Sanatorium. |
| Mar. 1, 3 p. m. | Miss Cheetham | Dr Lilian Simpson | Address to Women. |
| Mar. 1, 8 p.m. | Dr. A. Graham | Dr. J. J. Perkins | The Conquest of Consumption. |
| Mar. 2, 8 p.m. | - | The Medical Officer of Health. | Healthy Living. |
| Mar. 3, 8 p.m. | Dr. J. Biernacki | Dr. C. Theodore Williams. | The Nature of Consumption and the Best Methods of Dealing with it |
| Mar. 4, 8p.m. | W. G. Martley, Esq. | Stanley Bates, Esq. | Home Treatment of Consumption. |
| Mar. 5, 8 p.m. | A. Watkins, Esq. | Peter M. Short, Esq. | The White Plague of Civilization. |
These lectures proved to be so popular that after the first day
each address had to be delivered twice over, and even then many
seekers after knowledge turned away from the crowded hall disappointed.
At the request of the Public Health Committee, the Education
Committee permitted the elder boys and girls in the Elementary
Schools to visit the Exhibition during School hours and the Rota
prepared for this purpose by Mr. Madden and Miss Ware enabled
a large number of senior scholars to attend.
The total number of persons who visited the Hall was 28,945, Tuesday being the heaviest day:—
| Saturday, February 26 | 1,593 |
| Sunday, „ 27 | 2,051 |
| Monday, ,, 28 | 2,891 |
| Tuesday, March 1 | 5,157 |
| Wednesday, „ 2 | 4,265 |
| Thursday, „ 3 | 4,949 |
| Friday, „ 4 | 4,278 |
| Saturday, „ 5 | 3,761 |
| 28,945 |