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Medical Officer of Health
March 12th 1926.
Note:- A copy of this report together with a copy of the paragraph of
the general report under the heading "Factory & Workshops" must be
sent to the Secretary of State (Home Office). There is no need to
send a copy of the whole of the Medical Officer's Annual Report
HEALTH WEEK OCTOBER 4th - 10th 1925.
The Council held a very successful Health Week during the year.
Councillors and Officials co-operated to make it a success and a very
interesting and instructive programme was drawn up and carried out.
After 4 p.m. on each day of the Week, the Central Hall at the
Holly Park Schools was thrown open to the public. The Hall contained
an exhibition divided into three sections, (l) Dealing generally with
matters of Health (2) Dealing with Food,its storage, preparation, and
Value and (3) Infant Welfare. Demonstrators were in attendance at each
of the Sections up to about 8 p.m, The evenings were occupied by
Lecturers who dealt very clearly with various subjects affecting the
health of the people, each lecturer having practical an expert
knowledge of the subjects dealt with. The attendances were good,
and increased each evening.
The work entailed in the carrying out of the programme was
experimental, and it is difficult to judge the effect of the propaganda,
but if one can judge by the amount of interest exhibited by the inhabitants
the experiment was well worth the nominal expenditure incurred.