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The work of this particular sub-department has been
organized and run mainly through Mr. Bush under Dr. Connan's
general direction. The actual lecturing has been done by Dr.
Connan, but we hope in the near future to enlist the services of
other members of the staff. The time given up to the actual
lecturing has for the most part been given voluntarily by Dr.
Connan and Mr. Bush since they find that to reach the classes
for whom it is intended it is necessary to give the lectures after
working hours. The staff, however, have been most interested
in this work, and the results have been so successful that they are
all stimulated to further efforts. It is also very gratifying to
them to know that their work is appreciated by the Public Health
Committee and the Council.
The following report by Dr. Connan gives the particulars of
the work actually done.
Dr. D. M. CONNAN'S REPORT: —
"The education of the public has now become a recognised
part of the work of all progressive Public Health Departments,
and our scheme, which was outlined in a previous Annual Report,
has been found to work very satisfactorily. During the year
under review we have continued to give outdoor lectures, using
the cinema van in the streets, and dealing with such varied subjects
as Tuberculin Tested Milk, Tuberculosis, Vermin, The Fly,
Sunlight, and so on. The audiences are always appreciative and
interested, and there is no doubt that a considerable section of our
populace is reached in this way. With regard to the indoor
lectures, we have continued to work on the same lines, and have
accepted every offer to address audiences within the Borough.
We have, of necessity, been largely interested in getting school
audiences, and we have given at least one lecture in every school
in the Borough with one or two exceptions, and in some cases we
have visited a school on more than one occasion. The number
of pamphlets available for distribution has been considerably increased,
and we now have pamphlets on the following subjects:-
"Scarlet Fever," "Diphtheria," "Tuberculosis,"Measles,"
"Influenza," "Rheumatism in Children," "The Bed Bug,"
"The Louse," "The Common Mouse," "The Common or Brown
Rat," "The House Fly," "Functions of the Skin," "Care of the