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The Eastern Electricity Board placed their showroom window
at the disposal of the Health Department who, with the aid of
stands provided by the Central Council for Health Education,
displayed all the posters submitted by schoolchildren in the competition
which is mentioned later and, in additon, there were pictorial
as well as practical illustrations of clean and dirty tableware,
crockery, etc.
The Ministry of Food erected a Clean Food display in commercial
showrooms in the main shopping centre by the kind cooperation
of the proprietor.
Cinemas.
Small display stands were erected in the foyer of two cinemas,
there being no room for displays in the other cinemas.
Specially prepared film flashes or cinema slides, advertising
the Campaign, were shown on all cinema screens at all performances
during the week.
Competitions for School Children.
All the schools in the district were invited to encourage the
schoolchildren to enter for competitions for:—
1. A poster design on " Clean Food."
2. An essay on " Clean Food."
The competitors were in three age groups in each competition,
and two prizes—each a 15/- Savings Certificate—were awarded in
each class.
Two hundred and twenty-seven essays and forty posters were
submitted. The judging was undertaken by the Chief Assistant
to the District Education Officer, who had the help of a team of
teacher specialists in English and Art.
Film Shows.
The opportunity was taken to arrange for films on Clean Food
and other subjects to be shown to mothers at all the County Council
Clinics in the district during the Campaign Week.
Other Publicity Measures.
All possible means available were used to bring the Campaign
to the notice of the public. Some of the methods were:
Four single-sided street banners.
Posters on public notice-boards.
Window bills in shops.
Display advertisements in the local newspapers.
Film flashes, etc., on cinema screens.