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VII—PROPAGANDA.
During the year 1935 the following lectures and demonstrations,
each illustrated by lantern slides and cinema films, were
given:—
Lectures. Audiences.
Schools 70 12,940
Clubs and other Institutions 36 1,867
Open-air with cinema van 64 29,360
170 44,167
During the same period 244 children attending schools in the
Borough entered, after recognised training, for the Borough
Council's examination in Personal Hygiene and Home Nursing,
and the following certificates were granted:—
Primary 141
Intermediate 36
Final 12
Four of the final passes also gained proficiency medals for
obtaining over 70 per cent, of marks throughout the examination.
Propaganda work in Bermondsey has been a recognised
section of the Public Health Service for the past eleven years, and
the experience gained shows that it is an essential part of any
complete scheme of Preventive Medicine.
The most valuable work in Health Publicity is that done in
the schools, and it is the aim of the staff to steadily increase the
number of lectures and demonstrations each year. During 1935
seventy such lectures were given, the lecturer on each occasion
being a medical man or woman, and in every case the lecture was
illustrated by lantern slides and films.