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exhibit was Messrs. Cow & Gate, who showed, in addition to their demonstration
stand, two exhibits on the stage illustrating nurseries suitable for various incomes.
Included in the War Memorial Hospital exhibit was a display by the Blood Transfusion
Service of the British Red Cross Society in which an appeal was made for
voluntary blood donors to come forward. In all 88 such donors recorded their
names. In this connection we are very grateful to the Camberwell Borough Council
who kindly permitted one of their officers—Mr. E. L. Oliver, O.B.E., who is the
London Secretary of this organisation—to take charge of the stall during the whole
period of the Exhibition.
"The Exhibition arrangements included an official opening each day by
distinguished speakers, to whom we are greatly indebted for their interest and help.
A series of popular health lectures and cinema films were provided twice daily in
the Council Chamber, and on one day, specially devoted to Electricity, Professor
Chas. R. Darling gave a talk, illustrated by experiments, on 'Michael Faraday
and his Discoveries.'
"We are indebted to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, for the loan of
the Model Allotment, the Rat Exhibit, and the National Mark Exhibit; to the
London County Council for the Orthopaedic Exhibit; the National Smoke Abatement
Society for Smoke Exhibits; to the Directors of the Wellcome Museum for
the old blood-letting instruments; to St. Bartholomew's Hospital for the Pathological
Exhibits; and to many others for the loan of smaller articles.
"We were able to organise competitions both before and during the Exhibition,
and are grateful to the various firms who contributed to the prize fund and enabled
us to suitably reward the prize-winners.
"The attendances during the week totalled 25,469, including 782 school
children in conducted parties.
"To all who helped by exhibiting, by speaking, by lending, by giving, and by
working, we have extended the sincere thanks of the Council, and we take this
opportunity of placing on record our appreciation of the work of the Council's
staff."
(b) 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 shewn.