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The lines on which this work has been developed are dealt
with individually below, and I take this opportunity of stating
that the work could not have been done at all without the valuable
and enthusiastic help of the staff. That the Medical Officer of
Health has at all times been helpful, considerate and encouraging
goes without saying, and where everyone has been willing it
is perhaps invidious to mention names. Much of the work, however,
has been of such a novel and exacting nature that it could
not have been done at all without great enthusiasm and adaptability,
and I feel that it is only just to mention the names of Mr.
H. W. Bush, Chief Clerk and Assistant Administrative Officer,
and Mr. B. Kent, propaganda clerk, to whom a very large part
of the credit for the year's success is due. The scheme on which
the work has been carried out was submitted to the Council in
May, 1924, and I now propose to deal with each branch of the
work in turn.
Electric Sign.—The electric sign has been in continuous use
throughout the whole of the year. In October, 1925, it was
moved from Bermondsey to Rotherhithe. Three new sets of pictures
have been prepared and exhibited dealing with the
subjects: —
(1) Health and Habits; (2) Grade "A" (Tuberculin Tested) Milk;
(3) The Fly.
In addition to the above three series the dental pictures
produced in 1924 have also been in use. The sign works continually
from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., and the pictures are changed
every three weeks. It is difficult to estimate in definite terms
the value of such a sign- Although large crowds are not attracted
there is undoubted evidence that the matter displayed on the
sign is read by the public. For instance, both at indoor lectures
and open-air demonstrations the children have shown a previous