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(1) Elementary schools were invited to co-operate as in previous years.
Twenty-one school departments out of 25 suitable took part, and essays were afterwards
written by about 2,000 children. The subject of the essay was "How I
Can Keep Myself Healthy."
Prizes were awarded to the boy and girl writers of the best essays in each
school. The Mayor and Mayoress entertained GO of the writers of selected essays
at tea, and the Mayoress distributed the prizes.
(2) Distribution of literature.—The clergy of all denominations were invited
to distribute to the members of their congregations a special leaflet, "Help for
families of necessitous sufferers from Tuberculosis." The majority of the clergy
in the Borough were so good as to accept the invitation.
A special leaflet on "Indigestion—Its Prevention and Cure" was issued and
distributed by means of "Please Take One" boxes.
(3) A special meeting for mothers was arranged and took place at the Centre,
No. 10, John Street, on Thursday, 9th October, when Dr. Ruth E. Verney gave
an interesting address to a crowded meeting on "The Child's Inheritance of
Health." Subsequently the mothers were entertained to tea.
(4) Arrangements were made for dinner hour displays of cinema films, dealing
with a variety of health subjects, in the Holy Trinity Parish Hall, Kingsway;
two short exhibitions about 30 minutes each were given daily from Monday, 6th
October, to Friday, 10th inclusive. Circulars were issued to a large number of
employers inviting them to give facilities to their staff to witness the displays.
One of the objects in arranging the programme was to endeavour that no one
health topic was given undue prominence entirely out of proportion to its relative
importance. We cannot go far wrong if the death rate from various diseases is
borne in mind. The following films were exhibited:—
Monday, Oct. 6th—
"The End of the Road" 12.50 to 1.20 p.m.
Parts 1 and 2
"The White Bottle"
"Public Health Twins" 1.20 to 1.50 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 7th—
"The End of the Road" 12.50 to 1.20 p.m.
Parts 3 and 4
"The Fly Peril"
"Memories"
1.20 to 1.50 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 8th—
"Perfect Children
"The Flaw" 12.50 to 1.20 p.m
"The End of the Road " 1.20 to 1.50 p.m.
Parts 1 and 2
Thursday, Oct. 9th—
"Waste"
"Crachez pas par terre" 12.50 to 1.20 p.m.
(Tuberculosis)
"The End of the Road" 1.20 to 1.50 p.m.
Parts 3 and 4
Friday, Oct. 10th—
"Whatsoever a man soweth" (Men only) 12.50 to 1.20 p.m.
1.20 to 1.50 p.m.