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with our Maternity and Child Welfare scheme. In 1927, however,
the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee, in association
with the Public Health Committee, decided to arrange a five
days exhibition consisting, briefly, of a commercial side from
which the income necessary would be derived, and an instructional
side represented by exhibits of educational societies, public
lectures, suitable film displays, etc.
T he Council kindly placed at the disposal of the Committee
the whole of the Borough Hall premises and this fact
contributed not a little to the general success which attended
the effort. The Exhibition was held from July 5th to 9th, and
from the opening each day at 2.30, large numbers of the
general public attended, the evening sessions being packed to
capacity. It is estimated that during the five days, from 12 to
15 thousand people attended. In addition to the very attractive
commercial side, interesting exhibits were contributed by the
Health and Cleanliness Council, British Social Hygiene Council,
Dental Board of the United Kingdom, National Milk Publicity
Council. College of Pestology, etc.
Popular lectures were delivered by Mr. W. G. Kershaw,
M.B.E., Chief Sanitary Inspector, Hampstead; Dr. Elizabeth
Foley, of the Health and Cleanliness Council; Dr. E. B.
Turner, of the British Social Hygiene Council; Mr. B. P.
Tustin, (he authority on milk; Mr. Hugh Davies, F.R.C.S.,
and Mr. G. Fisher, Meat Inspector, Southwark Borough Council.
Films were kindly loaned by the British Social Hvgiene
Council, the Health and Cleanliness Council, and other organisations.
The mothers associated with the several Welfare
Centres were entertained to tea during the afternoons, and
arrangements were also made for parties of children from the
Greenwich L.C.C. schools to visit the Exhibition and listen to
a brief lecture on health matters by the Medical Officer of
Health, prior to the official opening. These children afterwards
wrote essays on the subject, " What I have learned from the
Greenwich Health Week," and many exceedingly well-written
essays were received.
The Health Week necessitated, of course, an immense
amount of effort, and the success which attended the venture
is a tribute to the enthusiasm and efficiency of the Public Health
Department staff. The Exhibition involved a gross expenditure
of over £500, the balance sheet showing a small margin on
the right side.