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SECTION II.-HEALTH PROPAGANDA.
For many years the Council have carried out a progressive policy in health
education, making full use of the powers given to them by the London County
Council (General Powers) Act, 1926. The public response has been very encouraging,
and this has been shown not only by large attendances at Health Exhibitions and
Health Weeks but also by an increasing demand for informal talks at meetings in
private halls.
Health Education is therefore an important section of the work of the Department
and continuous endeavours are made not only to spread a knowledge of the
laws of health, but also to bring home the personal responsibility of every individual
in the matter, and so secure co-operation in health matters between the Council
and the citizen. The importance of making use of the many health services now
provided for the public, it need hardly be said, is always stressed. Without such
use, value can never be obtained for the money spent on the pursuit of health by
the State, by the County, by the Borough or by the individual.
Certain special activities are set out in greater or less detail in the next few
pages but much unseen, or rather unheard of, work goes on daily in the home, at
the Welfare Centres and Dispensaries, and in the office. The story of health is
being continually spread by the Council's health officers. Leaflets, booklets and
posters are in constant circulation or use. The Health Services booklet of 20 pages
is now in its third edition.
The special activities of the year may be classified as follows:—
(a) Health Week.—The tenth local Health Week was held in September,
and the following is a copy of the report made by the Public Health Committee to
the Council:—
"In accordance with the Council's resolution Of the 31st January, 1934, we
arranged a suitable programme for Health Week. During the week 24th-29th
September, we held a Health Exhibition at the Town Hall, Woolwich.
"We were able to secure the co-operation of those Committees of the Council
which deal directly or indirectly with matters affecting the public health, and the
various national and local organisations. Trade exhibits were limited to those