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Burn all the rubbish and waste you can and place the rest
into a covered receptacle.
clothing.
(7) To over-clothe the body is as prejudicial to health as
to under-clothe it. Children, especially, should throughout all
the year wear a wool or flannel garment next to the skin.
The garments worn next to the skin require washing at least
weekly, and any garment in use during the day should not be
worn at night.
conclusion.
(8) Finally, it must be borne in mind that good health
cannot be purchased, neither can it be obtained or retained
simply by making use of the exceptionally well-equipped
medical facilities provided by the State and Local Authority.
It is only by careful attention to the ordinary laws of
nature, and by in all respects so modelling the mode of life and
thought, as to place health as a matter of prime importance,
that one of the greatest assets vouchsafed to humanity, viz.:
Good Health, can be secured for the individual and for the
community.
Every person should strive to be healthy, remembering
that " Health is better than Wealth."
During Rat week—November 2nd to 9th—Posters were
exhibited and Leaflets distributed to all factories and business
premises pointing out the damage done by rats, their danger
and the various means of rat destruction. It was also made
plain that it is the duty of each individual citizen to keep their
premises free from rats and mice.
At Christmas, 1925, the following Christmas Card was
issued through the School Teachers to every school child: —
(Title Page).
THE PURLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE of the West Ham
Council send Greetings for a Happy Xmas and Good Health
during the Coming Year.