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of venereal diseases, and the mis-carriages and still-births so many of
which are attributable to venereal diseases, it will be apparent that this
is a matter that demands serious consideration.
While there is a division of opinion on the question of notification
of venereal diseases, it does not appear that any reasonable objection could
be taken to the extension of the notification of birth to that of death —
the doctor notifying the cause of death to the Medical Officer of Health
direct ; the procedure being quite distinct from registration by the
relative.
I think it is safe to assume that if this were done the number of
deaths that could be attributed to ven real diseases would be considerably
larger than what appears to be the case from the present mode of
registration.
Under the terms of the Public Health (Venereal Diseases) Regulations,
1916, the Authority for the Administrative County of London
(excluding the City of London) is the London County Council.
On 7th July a meeting, convened by His Worship the Mayor, was
held at the Town Hall, to consider what educational or other measures
can be taken in the Borough in the campaign against Venereal Diseases.
The meeting was attended by representatives of the clergy, doctors,
social workers and others, and was addressed by Professor Winifred
Cullis, O.B.E.,D.Sc.; Dr. Mary Douie, and E. B. Turner, Esq., F.R.C.S.
It was resolved "That it is desirable that the present Propaganda
Committee recognised by the National Council for Combating Venereal
Diseases be augmented by members invited by the Borough Council,"
and the Borough Council at its meeting on 27th July decided to invite
certain persons to join the existing Propaganda Committee.
By this means it is hoped that the Local Propaganda Commit tec
will be strengthened in their work. The Chairman of the Committee
is Mr. Councillor R. H. Hobart Cust, M.A., J.P., who had also been
Chairman of the Venereal Diseases Sub-Committee of the Public Health
Committee, which Sub-Committee automatically ceased from the date of
the enlargement of the local Propaganda Committee.