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a part-time health lecturer. Such an appointment would enable more systematic
health teaching to be given. At each talk it is the practice to show films, or lantern
slides, or to give a practical demonstration.
(e) Central Council for Health Education.—This organisation (to which
the Council contributes a donation of three guineas) performs many functions of
use to local health authorities. Composed as it is, of representatives of health and
education authorities, insurance committees, friendly societies, etc., it co-ordinates
the activities of many bodies dealing with different aspects of health education,
and is consequently of great value to local authorities in their work of health teaching.
(f) Better Health.—The magazine "Better Health," the official journal
of the Central Council for Health Education, is published monthly, and 2,000 copies
of each issue were purchased and distributed through the welfare centres, libraries
and schools. A limited number were posted to residents, selected at random, in
the Borough each month.
(g) Posters.—Towards the end of the year a letter was received from the
Minister of Health stating that the special poster frames used in connection with
the work of the Empire Marketing Board could no longer be used for that purpose,
and asking if they could be used by the Council for health propaganda purposes.
There were six such boards in Woolwich—one outside the Royal Arsenal; two on
land belonging to the London County Council and three on land belonging to industrial
organisations. At the end of the year the War Office stated that they would be
prepared to allow this Council to retain the frame fixed to the wall at the Royal
Arsenal main gates subject to the Council agreeing to pay 5s. Od. per annum; one
of the commercial firms had agreed to the Council using their board free of charge
at such times as it was not required for the firm's purposes, and the views of the
London County Council were not known.