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address audiences large or small, and consequently at some time
or other we have spoken to every organisation in the Borough.
Every Mission Hall has been visited on a number of occasions
and many members of the political parties have been addressed
at their meetings. "Old Boys" and "Old Girls" Clubs quite
frequently provide interested audiences and Boy Scouts and Girl
Guides are very old friends. Several times we have tried big
public meetings in the large halls in the Borough and although
these meetings are very well attended, on one occasion there were
1,800 present and an over flow meeting outside, one rather doubts
whether a "lecture" to that number is as satisfactory as a "talk"
to say 50 —100. One thing that is often difficult to arrange at
the big meeting is a discussion at the end, but with a limited
number this is invariably a part of the programme and frequently
elicits some very intelligent questions.
Pamphlets.—Our usual procedure with an audience is to give
a short talk illustrated by lantern slides, then show a film, invite
discussion, and finally give a pamphlet all on the same subject.
The pamphlets are carefully written and with all of them an
attempt is made to "catch the eye" either by some discreet
humour or an amusing illustration. As with all such literature
undoubtedly much is thrown away and wasted, but if care is taken
in the presentation of the matter, this can be reduced to a minimum.
If sufficiently large quantities can be ordered at one time,
the cost of printing is extremely small. As an adjunct to other
forms of teaching, the pamphlet is well worth serious consideration.
Over thirty pamphlets are in regular use in the department
on the following subjects:—
Baby, Bed Bug, Breast Feeding, Brown Rat, Care of the
Teeth (two), Clothing, Cleanliness of the Skin, Constipation,
Consumption, Diphtheria, Eyesight, Grade 'A' (T.T.), Milk
(four), Fly, Food (hints to purchasers), Food (Inspection),
Hints for Expectant Mothers, Influenza, Louse, Mouse,
Measles, Rheumatism, Scabies (two), Scarlet Fever, Smallpox,
Smoke and Soot, and Tuberculosis.