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Student Nurses Lectures
Eleven lectures on Social Aspects of Disease were given, at
the Prince of Wales's General Hospital. Tottenham PreliminaryTraining
School, by the Superintendent Health Visitor during the
year. The Superintendent and other members of the health visiting
staff also gave lectures on first aid home nursing and the local
health services to various organisations in their own time and in
some cases acted as examiners for the British Red Cross Society,
Church groups, etc.
The Superintendent and another health visitor acted as consultants
at careers evenings arranged by the Youth Employment Officer
of the Tottenham Youth Employment Bureau,
Student Nurses from the Prince of Wales s General Hospital and
from the Middlesex Hospital, W.l, were given a variety of public
health visits accompanied by health visitors during the year.
Other Visitors interested in health visitor and clinic services
were also received from interested bodies and from overseas.
Health-visitors Hospitals, Family Doctors and Voluntary Organisations
A number of voluntary workers in Hornsey give valuable and
regular assistance in infant welfare clinics by weighing young
children and undertaking some clerical work as well as the sale
and distribution of welfare foods. We wish to acknowledge their
voluntary services to the Area and would welcome others who are
willing to undertake similar work.
Liaison between hospital almoners and health visitors has been
very good indeed, 457 health visitor reports have been sent
during the year to almoners and other bodies connected with the
health and welfare of families. In addition 348 reports were
sent to the Medical Research Council in following up children and
young persons in connection with B C G vaccination in the prevention
of tuberculosis,
Co operation and assistance from family doctors, voluntary
organisations and statutory services have done much to assist
health visitors in the course of their work. We are pleased to
express our recognition of the cordial team work of the Children s.
Social Welfare, School Welfare Departments, the Borough Health
Departments and officers of the National Assistance Board, the
N.S. P.c. C W V S Public Health Inspectors. Old People's Welfare
Organiser and Diocesan Moral Welfare,