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of live birds, a considerable number of eggs found by the Contractor at various
nesting places in the Borough were brought in and surrendered. Advice was
given respecting the fixing of wire netting on the openings to belfries so as to
prevent pigeons entering the church towers for nesting purposes. In addition, we
were informed, at one of the churches a man employed by the Church Authorities
successfully trapped at considerable number of pigeons. As a result of the action
taken the number of pigeons frequenting public buildings in the Borough was
materially reduced. In ordei' that the birds should be kept down to a reasonable
number the Contractor is returning to the Borough at intervals for further periods
of work.
Children's Country Holidays.
In connection with the arrangements made by the Children's Country Holiday
l-'und, and the Fresh Air Fund, for sending children away for country holidays, we
receive and answer many enquiries during the summer months relative to the
existence of infectious diseases in the houses from which the children are drawn.
This routine co-operation between the local authority and the organisations concerned
helps to ensure that children who have been directly exposed to infection
shall not be sent away until danger of the development of disease in the contact
child is past.
Propaganda.
Arrangements were continued with the co-operation of the Library Committee
for distribution of two bookmarks, one for adults and one for children. On the
front information was given as to health and education facilities afiorded by the
Council, on the back of the bookmark for adults information was contained respecting
the arrangements for the prevention of diphtheria by immunisation; the back
of the children's bookmark contained hints to boys and girls as to how to keep
healthy.
In the early part of 1928, arrangements were made with the approval of the
Education Authority and the Head Teachers for a copy of the children's bookmark
to be distributed to children attending elementary schools in the Borough. Some
of the Sunday schools also co-operated by arranging for the bookmarks to be
used in connection with their school lending libraries.
Leaflets on health subjects were issued, as in previous years, for distribution
by means of " Please take one " boxes in the public conveniences for men and
women.
The London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1926, gives power to
Metropolitan Local Authorities to arrange for the publication of information of
questions relating to health or disease and for the delivery of lectures and the
display of pictures in which such questions are dealt with. This power should
be of much use in the dissemination of knowledge of health subjects.
In the Borough of Holborn we have, from time to time, made use of pictorial
propaganda, to the limited extent permissible before the passing of this Act. It
is all to the good that essential health requirements should be presented in pictorial