HEALTH WEEK.
OCTOBER 4 TO OCTOBER 10.
PROPOSALS FOR GISBORNE
In a report to the Borough Council last evening, tiie Health Committee recommended that Health Week slibuid.be held this year from October 4 to 10. it was agreed that, during the week people of the town should' he - requested to make a general clean-up of all surplus iiibbisf about (he premises that same may he cal led away free r ol ‘charge. Tli e report also stated: “Your committee also desire, to bring helore the public the object of Health Week, which h to focus for one week in' the vein - pub’ns attention on mutters of health, uiid to arouse lliat sense of persona.! responsibility of hea.ltb without, which all public nvork bv local authorities must fall far short! of its aim. It is suggested that, the dominant idea should be self-beep in health, and the con.bderaliou ol wind each individual uui do for himself and his neighbor ,in procuring a healthy life. The exact policy.for Health Week was held over' for further consideration by the i.joinniiUe.e.’’
Tlie Deputy-Mayor said that the week called for greater individual effort and they hoped' to further outline the methods to be adopted. The report was adopted.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16806, 12 August 1925, Page 9
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203HEALTH WEEK. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16806, 12 August 1925, Page 9
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