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In February and March, a series of three talks
and film displays to women, men and a mixed
audience of parents respectively, were given in the
lecture hall of the Public Library, by speakers on
behalf of the British Social Hygiene Council.
Councillors Mrs. Bridger, and Turpin took the chair
at these meetings. There was a fairly good attendance
at the first two, but the third meeting was
very poorly attended.
The Public Health Committee has continued .the
arrangement with the Public Libraries Committee
to take advertisement space on the book marks
published by the latter. This space is used to give
publicity to various aspects of maternity and child
welfare and other public health services.
Other health education activities include the
exhibition of a monthly set of posters on one of the
large E.M.B. poster frames at the side of the Town
Hall, and the distribution through the Welfare
Centres, etc. of the monthly magazine " Better
Health."
NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE
WIDER USE OF HEALTH SERVICES.
The department continued its part in the national
campaign organised by the Central Council for Health
Education to encourage the wider use of the local
health services, which terminated in April.
Posters, cards and folders which were supplied by
the Central Council were distributed through the
Borough Council's various contacts with the public
and through the churches, schools and other social
agencies in the Borough. In addition, a special
leaflet directory of local health services was issued
for distribution through the post offices, etc.