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local authority such as Bermondsey to have copies made for
hiring purposes.
We have always made a practice of allowing copies of our
films to be made, and on request are prepared to lend the negatives
to a recognised firm of film printers for this purpose. When
the negotiations for the loan from us of the negative have been
completed, the purchaser deals directly with the firm for payment
of the copy. We charge neither royalty nor any other fee for
the service. During the past year copies of some films have gone
to South Africa and New Zealand, and enquiries have also been
received from the United States of America.
Two elections were held during 1937, that of the London
County Council in March and the Borough Council in November.
On each occasion advantage was taken of the opportunity to show
hygiene films to the crowd waiting outside the Town Hall. A
screen was fitted in front of the houses opposite and the films
were shewn by a projector through one of the Town Hall windows.
On many occasions attempts have been made to assess the
value of educational work of the kind in which we are engaged,
and although it is difficult to produce a convincing reply to critics,
there are now very few people who do not admit that such work
has an important part to play in the sphere of Public Health. In
a very definite sense this work is specialised and calls for great
originality and keen interest. The Council owes a debt of gratitude
to the many members of the department who assist in the
work, since many of the lectures are given at night after office
hours. In addition to the Medical Officers and Dental Surgeons,
several of the Sanitary Inspectors and Health Visitors have
given lectures during the year, some of whom have developed
latent powers of public speaking which have been of very great
value to the department. To each of these members of the staff
and to Mr. Bush, who is in charge of this section, I tender my
thanks.