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HEALTH WEEK, OCTOBER 6th—12th.
During the above period, a week was devoted to propaganda on the
subject of Public Health, and a series of lectures was delivered at Sutherland
House in the evenings, followed by an appropriate film.
The subjects included Pood Supplies, Flies, Tuberculosis, Progress
in Public Health, and Health and Cleanliness.
A total of 325 persons attended these lectures and displayed great
interest.
At all Welfare Centres "talks" were given to the mothers, and at
the Tuberculosis Dispensary an afternoon talk was also given to patients
and their relatives which was much appreciated and attended by 30
persons.
The Ministers of various denominations kindly introduced the subject
at the various places of worship in the district, the teachers at the
schools gave addresses to their pupils, and a large amount of literature
suitable for all ages was distributed.
The local Cinema proprietors lent willing co-operation by exhibiting
Health Films during their performances, it being so arranged that each
Cinema showed a different film each night during the week.
The Health and Cleanliness Council rendered great assistance by
supplying leaflets and posters, the former being distributed at the Welfare
Centres, the Tuberculosis Dispensary, and all the Schools in the Borough
whilst the posters were displayed in prominent parts of the district.
Thanks are also due to the ladies who volunteered to assist in
circulating literature from the Kiosk in the front of the Town Hall, and
to the Librarian for his co-operation in issuing literature from the various
Libraries.
The numbers attending the lectures and health talks were 683, the
number of leaflets distributed between 70,000 and 80,000, and the posters
exhibited 300.
A great deal of propaganda work was thus carried out, and it is
hoped by this means to encourage the care of health and the standard of
life amongst the residents in the Borough.