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Appendix 1.
HEALTH EDUCATION.
As the Council will be aware, Health Education has for
many years taken a prominent place in the Public Health programme
of the Borough.
Many of the aspects of our work regarding which health education
is required will no longer be the concern of the Borough Council,
but there will still be room for health education in the field of environmental
hygiene. I am hopeful that our work can be continued,
and that a link-up will be possible between the activities of the
Borough Council and those of the County Council. This would appear
to be the logical method of approach, as health education is not a
subject which can be sub-divided into watertight compartments.
The Public Health Committee has already considered this problem,
and authorised me to inform the County Council that they would
favourably consider the use by the County Council of our film
projector, for health education purposes within the Borough. This
should be of great assistance, and will enable us to carry through a
comprehensive programme on the lines which have proved so
successful in past years.
This would appear to be an opportune moment to place on
record the general principles on which our Health Education programme
has been based, together with suggestions for the future.
The information must of necessity be summarised, but will give some
idea of the ground which has been and should be covered:
(a) Film Shows and Talks.
Organisations in the Borough are approached in the early
summer asking whether they will be prepared to accept a Health
Talk and/or Film Show for inclusion in their winter programme.
The organisations usually approached include Ratepayers' Associations,
Women's Organisations, Youth Clubs, Church Guilds, ParentTeachers'
Associations, Senior Schools and similar bodies. Most
organisations prefer a film show with an accompanying talk, and it
can, I think, be stated that past offers have been appreciated. The
Bell & Howell Sound Film Projector owned by the Borough Council
was purchased in 1938, and has already been used on more than
1,000 occasions. It was completely overhauled during 1947 at a
cost of £17 14s. 5d., and now is in very good repair.
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