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Appendix 1.
HEALTH EDUCATION
Health Education has continued to play a prominent part in
our health programme. Broadly speaking, activities under this
heading followed the lines described in detail in last year's Annual
Report. Twenty-nine film shows and talks were given during the
year to local organisations. The numbers in the audiences at these
meetings varied considerably, but in all cases the interest shown
was keen.
Opportunity was taken from time to time to seek the
co-operation of the editors of our local papers in inserting articles
of topical interest. This co-operation was invariably forthcoming,
and has been a source of great satisfaction to the Public Health
Department. From telephone messages received and personal
conversations, it is obvious that these articles are read. I would
like to take this opportunity of expressing once again my sincere
thanks to the local Press for their invaluable assistance.
The local edition of the magazine "Better Health" continued
to circulate during 1948. It is now known that this local
edition will shortly be withdrawn, owing to financial difficulties.
The general edition of "Better Health" will, however, be continued
in an altered and more attractive form. It would seem
that the issue of such a magazine as "Better Health" is a matter
in which both the local Council and the Middlesex County
Council are concerned. It is hoped that some means will be
arrived at whereby this valuable means of propaganda can be
maintained or even extended.
There is no doubt that health education, in one form or
another, can and should play a prominent part in the field of
public health. As noted above, the position is somewhat complicated
by the fact that several authorities are involved—in our
case, the Southgate Borough Council, the Middlesex County
Council, and the Southgate Division Executive. It should be
possible to correlate the activities of these three authorities in the
field of health education, so that duplication is avoided. This
is a matter in which I happen to be keenly interested, as I feel
that the results of such work are lasting and substantial. 1
therefore hope to be in a position to report further on health
education generally to the Public Health Committee. In the
meantime, we will continue our efforts as before.
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