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VII.—PROPAGANDA.
The Propaganda Section of the Department has now completed
its fifth year of work, and the amount of teaching done
has steadily increased each year during this period.
The outstanding item of interest during the year was the
second Health Exhibition, held at the Central Baths, Grange
Road, from November 4th to the 16th. The Council as an experiment
decided to continue the exhibition for two weeks, and the
attendance showed that the extended time was justified. The
number of people attending during the first week was 29,139,
and during the second week 21,984. The total for the whole
period was 51,123.
In addition, 2,600 were present at health lectures given in
"Woodlands" Place during the time the Exhibition was open.
The mornings were reserved for children, and by permission
of the London County Council, the senior children attending
elementary schools in the Borough were brought to the exhibtion,
in charge of teachers, during school hours. Each party was conducted
by a member of the staff who explained the exhibits. The
number of school children attending was 4,016.
As on the previous occasion the whole of the ground floor of
the hall was devoted to exhibits entirely connected with public
health, and firms renting stalls were placed in the gallery.
Whilst all the stalls were interesting, and each claimed a
great deal of attention, those devoted to Food and the "Babies
of all Nations," seemed to provide the biggest attraction for the
public. The food stall was quite small, and exhibited tinned
foods, cereals and eggs, but the Food Inspectors who had charge
were kept very busy, and always had a large audience. It is
proposed on the next occasion to make a much bigger feature of
this subject. The "Babies of all Nations" consisted of 32 dolls