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HEALTH PROPAGANDA.
Health Week was celebrated in the district by holding a Health
and Clean Food Exhibition from September 14th to 18th, inclusively.
St. Margarets Hall the largest in Barking being secured for the
purpose. The exhibition was organised on approved exhibition
lines, the stands, numbering twenty-eight, being erected by a
professional firm of exhibition-stand fitters. Twenty-two stands
were let to selected business firms of repute, who guaranteed to
provide exhibits of public health interest, whilst the remaining
six stands were occupied by the Public Health Department, The
United Kingdom Dental Board, The Health and Cleanliness Council,
the Institute of Hygiene, etc. It is of interest to record that,
although at a preliminary meeting of exhibitors it was unanimously
decided that no sale of goods should take place, the desire of the
public to purchase samples, etc., was so great that the decision
had to be waived, one firm recording a turnover of more than £50.
The Exhibition was open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., advantage
being taken of the smaller morning attendances to conduct organised
parties of school children around the Exhibition : 1,559 children so
attending.
Health Lectures, by well known lecturers, Cooking Deinonstra
tions, by Messrs. The Gas, Light and Coke Co., and Demonstrations
in the Use of Milk, by the Milk Publicity Council, were held daily,
being all exceptionally well attended. More than 35,000 pamphlets,
covering such subjects as Infantile Diarrhœa, Scarlet Fever.
Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Measles, Danger from Flies, etc.,
were distributed during the run of the Exhibition. An orchestra
rendered musical selections every afternoon and evening. Seven
health propaganda films were shown at the local cinemas during
the week.
15,642 persons, exclusive of children attended the Exhibition,
the attendance on three days being over 3,000.
The total cost of the Exhibition was £256 9s. 2d., but, on account
of payments made by exhibiting business firms, the expense borne,
by the Council was only £16 16s. l0d.