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COUNCIL ON PUBLIC HEALTH 333as Tuberculosis, Plague, Sanitation of a Chinese City, "FliesKill People, and the like. As rapidly as possible slidesmade from photographs taken in China are being preparedto replace those imported from foreign countries, since thelatter fail to bring home so closely the lessons to be taught.During the past year nearly half a millionCalendarsanti-tuberculosis story calendars were printedand sold. These calendars were bought inquantity by many officials in various parts of the country,and distributed gratis. Large orders were given also, inmany cases, by hospitals, and the calendars given away orsold in their dispensaries.Another form of publicity work has beenthe reSular preparation and distributionamong native newspapers of popular articleson various disease prevention subjects. These have beensent out fortnightly to newspapers published all over thecountry, and have been accepted as copy by the papers.In February, 1916, an important newtheChines" Medicalbo(^National Medical Association ofAssociation China, appeared on the scene. At the firstconference of this organization, steps weretaken to enlarge the scope of the Council so as to enlist thesympathetic co-operation of this newly formed Association. An invitation to concentrate the interest of all threeassociations in public health education was cordiallyaccepted, and a new joint council was organized, uponwhich permanent committees of the several organizationsare represented. The original programme determinedupon in February 1915, will be continued under the largerco-operation for the present year, and it ishoped thatprovision will be made at the joint conference of theNational Medical Association and the China Medical Missionary Association to be held next February in Canton,for enlarging the activities of the Council, and placing itswork upon a sounder financial basis.