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HEALTH PROPAGANDA
The work of the Medical Offers and Health Visitors of tht Maternity
and Child Welfare Department is largely concerned with giving advice on the
promotion of health and fitness, The same principles are adopted by the
Tuberculosis Officer and the Dispensary Nurses in the course of their duties.
The Sanitary Inspectors also give advice on sanitary questions, which
are of importance in the prevention of illness.
The British Social Hygiene Council, as in former years, continued their
propaganda against Venereal Diseases and for the education of young people
in sex matters, A useful part of the Council's work consists in giving Cinema
Lectures to parents containing suggestions as to the best method of pasting
on to their children instruction on reproduction.
The following list shows the number of lectures and cinema displays
given by the Council in this Borough during the year:—