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Health Education. Through the activities of officers of all branches of the Department and such avenues as the press, radio, moving pictures, and journals health-educational work proceeded along similar lines as outlined in previous reports. A number of health films and strips were made available from the Department's library, and projectors supplied to certain district offices. These are appreciated by officers for health education in schools and amongst the general public. Some of the films proved invaluable during the Fitness Week Campaign, with which officers co-operated. New sets of dental health posters are being designed, and when available will be distributed throughout the Dominion. The additional library accommodation now available will enable this important service to be extended to meet the needs of a growing Department. A special exhibit is being prepared for the Centennial Exhibition, and should prove a most valuable means of health education. Six thousand copies of the public address on Cancer by Dr. F. A. Maguire, C.M.G., D.5.0., delivered during the Tenth Australian New Zealand Cancer Conference were printed for distribution. The booklet " The Expectant Mother and the Babys' First Month " has, in association with the Plunket Society, been revised and is now being printed. In many ways the Department is constantly furnishing the public with scientific knowledge on individual and communal health, and there is every reason to believe that this routine service is appreciated. Boards associated with the Department. The Boards associated with the Department are the Board of Health, Medical Council, Medical Research Council, Dental Council, Nurses and Midwives Registration Board, Opticians Board, Masseurs Board, and the Plumbers Board. The Boards continued their work along the lines of previous years. A special report of the work of the Medical Research Council appears in the appendix to this report. Staff. Dp. M. H. Watt, Director-General of Health, was granted leave of absence for a study tour abroad, arranged and sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation. A Medical Inspector of Hospitals was appointed and four School Medical Officers. These latter appointments, however, owing to resignation and retirement of other officers, leaves the School Medical staff at the same numerical strength. In conclusion, I wish to express my thanks for the support rendered, me by officers during the year. R. A. Shoee, Acting Director-General of Health.