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The Tuberculosis Dispensary Staff had made a model which formed
the chief exhibit on their stall, showing three rooms for habitation of
consumptive patients, a "good" room, a "bad" room, and "making the
best of it." Many excellent photographs kindly lent by Sir Henry
Gauvain and Dr. Watts were keenly examined, and samples of sputum
appliances and paper handkerchiefs were shown. In connection with
this exhibit, the "Spero" leather works for tuberculosis soldiers showed
some highly finished and excellent work in the shape of bags, purses, etc.,
whilst the Open Air School for tubercular children at Stowey House had
a stall, showing fresh vegetables and flowers grown by them.
The Health Visitors' stall was most instructive and the results of
competitions for needlework, etc., were displayed there. Some of the
articles entered for competition being excellent in quality, and others most
original, including several articles made by school children. The fathercraft
exhibits were very creditable and considerable originality was shown
in fashioning cradles from banana crates, and chairs for children from
disused perambulators, model furniture and home-made cots.
On Thursday, 25th October, the Countess of Birkenhead officially
opened the new Welfare Centre at Sutherland House.
The Exhibition was a very successful one, over 27,000 persons, including
300 school children daily, visited it, and great credit is due to
the Chairman and Members of the Public Health and Maternity and Child
Welfare Committees, the organiser, Dr. Sims, and the helpers from the
various departments by whose effort the success of the Heath Week
was accomplished.