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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Woolwich 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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(6) Health Talks to School Children.—Since 1928, when the first series of these
talks was inaugurated, they have been given monthly during the winter months.
At first they were only given at the Town Hall, Woolwich, but in 1930 a start was
made at Eltham. The general programme is as follows:—an Assistant Medical
Officer talks on a suitable health subject for some 15 minutes and then two or three
health cinematograph films are shown.
The talks given during the year and the programme for 1930-31 are set out below:—
| Date. 1930. | Subject and Lecturer. | Cinematograph Films. |
|---|---|---|
| January 20th | "Why Do We Eat ?" Dr. C. Isobel Wright. | "Peter and the Moon Man" "Bottled Health." "Clara Cleans Her Teeth." |
| February 17th | "Fighting the Germs" Mr. P. H. Jones | "Danger Ahead" "Handling of Milk in a City Depot" |
| and a Health Play, "Dad on the Fly Trail." | ||
| March 17th | "The House We Live In" Dr. C. Isobel Wright | "Ten Little Dirty Boys" "A School of Health" "Delay is Dangerous" |
| December 1st | "Germs" Dr. Rachel Mackenzie | "Dr. Wise on Influenza" "Ten Little Dirty Boys" "A Brush with the Enemy" |
| December 15th | "The Fires of Life" Dr. C. Isobel Wright | "Running" "How We Hear" "Cleanliness is Happiness" |
| 1931. January 19th | "Five Good Friends" Dr. C. Isobel Wright | "Foot ball" "How We Breathe" "Demons of Decay" |
| February 16th | "Our Relay Race" Dr. C. Isobel Wright | "Sports in Slow Motion" "Our Wonderful Body" (Part I.) |
| February 23rd | "Pioneers in Health" Dr. Rachel Mackenzie | "The Death Mystery" "Bottled Health" "Giro the Germ" "Demons of Decay" |
| March 16th | "The Swing of the Pendulum" Dr. C. Isobel Wright | "Swimming" "Our Wonderful Body" (Part II.) "Clara Cleans Her Teeth" |
(c) Health Lectures to Adults.—Three lectures were given at the Town Hall,
88 follows :—