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99.
It will be seen that this Society is well deserving
of the support of the general public as it is carrying out
a difficult task for the benefit of that section of the
community who are in the greatest need of better housing
conditions.
Health Propaganda.
No Health Week was held during 1929 but arrangements
were made by the Health Department for Cinema
films to be shown during the latter part of the financial
year 1929-1930. As the majority of the displays were
given during the first three months of 1930 they will
be described in the Annual Report for that year.
The Fulham edition of the monthly journal "Better
Health" has been issued in Fulham since April, 1929 to
schools, Infant Welfare Centres, the Tuberculosis Dispensary,
the Public Libraries and other institutions in
the Borough.
The Public Health Department of the Council is
entitled under an arrangement made with the publishers,
to the use of two pages, in one of which articles on health
topics are written, while the other page gives details of
the various medical institutions in the Borough such as
the Tuberculosis Dispensary, and the Infant Welfare
Centres.
The Medical Officer of Health wrote the following
articles for publication in the journal during 1929:—
"A few remarks on the hygiene of food."
"The prevention of Bronchitis."
"Milk as an article of diet" (Two articles).
"Influenza."
"Measles."
Dr. Bennett, the Council's Tuberculosis Officer,
wrote an article entitled "The Common Cold"; Dr.
G. F. Hardy, the Council's Assistant Tuberculosis
Officer, contributed one, "The Benefit of Sunshine";
and Mrs. Bryning, one of the Council's Health Visitors,
contributed one on "Care of the Home and Children."