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A local Propaganda Committee, formed on voluntary lines,
but supported by small grants from the Essex County Council
and the Ilford Council, has been active in spreading public knowledge
on the subject. In February, 1920, the Committee arranged
for the film "The End of the Road" to be shown at the Ilford
Hippodrome, and a very large and representative audience attended.
Such work requires to be tactfully and delicately carried
out if any good is to result, and the Committee in Ilford is to be
congratulated on the way in which it has so far performed its
duties.
SECTION V.— OTHER SERVICES.
1. Bacteriological Laboratory.—The Essex County
Council now provides free bacteriological examinations for most
specimens at their laboratory in London. The Ilford Council,
however, decided to continue offering the same facilities for local
examinations of such urgent specimens as diphtheria swalbs as
previously. The accompanying table shows how much these
facilities are appreciated, a considerable amount of delay being
saved by this means.
Specimens for diagnosis of Venereal Disease are examined
at the London Hospital; for Tuberculosis at the Essex County
Laboratory.