London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Kensington and Chelsea 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]

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degree course in sociology who spent the whole of the autumn term with
the department at the request of his university.
Trainee social workers from other sections and departments including
the Mental Health Service spent periods of a week working with the
social welfare staff. On two occasions students from Schools of
Architecture visited the welfare section to discuss the needs of various
groups of people in the community. There is a growing tendency for
students in professional disciplines such as architecture to be
encouraged to broaden their knowledge of the social environment. The
staff find this interchange of ideas and experience very stimulating.