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Bermondsey 1936

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1936

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The loud speakers are fitted under the viewing screen at the rear.
One tremendous advantage we have in Bermondsey with this
type of motor is that it is unnecessary to equip it with any electricity
generating apparatus. The electricity required both for
the films and the loud speakers is obtained from the electric
standards in the streets by having them fitted with special connecting
plugs. This entirely eliminates the main difficulty to be
overcome with Cinemotors—the supply of electricity. The body
has been enamelled in bright colours—red and yellow— and
lettered on the sides "Bermondsey Borough Council Health
Propaganda Cinemotor," and on the hood over the driver's cab
"Here comes Good Health."
The two photographs are published by the kind permission of
"Transport Efficiency."