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There were also several diminutive sanitarians who were able to
talk about the cleaning of teeth, tuberculin tested milk and the
germ theory. I think the method adopted by Dr. Connan in this
case, of question and answer, proved most effective.
Coming to some of the details of what has actually been done,
I might mention that fourteen indoor lectures have been given,
five of these were on the subject of heliotherapy, four were given
on the pure milk supply, four on the structure of functions of
the human body and the effects of disease, and one lecture was
given specifically on the care of the teeth. All these lectures were
well attended, and the audience has increased each time. Four
open-air demonstrations have been given and reported on already,
but the weather has been so bad that it has been impossible to
continue them. It is hoped to start these open-air demonstrations
as soon as the weather permits in the early Spring.
One electric sign has been erected, and during the first four months
the subject matter was " The Care of the Teeth." In December a
fresh series of pictures were exhibited, dealing with the production
of Grade "A " (Tuberculin Tested) Milk. There are three other
series of pictures in preparation dealing with tuberculosis, flies and
health, and habits respectively. Three pamphlets and a leaflet have
been written for use at the lectures and open-air demonstrations,
and two more pamphlets are in the printer's hands. The pamphlets
already issued deal with the subjects of Flies, The Care of the Teeth
and the Production of a Pure Milk Supply. A film has also been
prepared dealing with the production of Grade "A" (Tuberculin
Tested) Milk, and the Council and the public have already seen this.
A number of lantern slides On public Health subjects have also been
prepared.
Several demonstrations have also been given at the Dispensary on
the production of artificial sunlight, and numerous articles have been
written for the papers. The Medical Officer of Health wrote a
series of articles for the Southwark & Bermondsey Recorder on
Tuberculosis, and also a special article on the production of Grade