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Co-operation was given to other agencies—
1. British Broadcasting Corporation: health visitors were
interviewed for programmes on health subjects—
(i) Summer Holiday Accidents
(ii) Care of the Elderly
2. The Council for Education and Training of Health
Visiting:
One health visitor acted as subject of a new
recruitment pamphlet.
3. Health Visitors Association:
A senior nursing officer acted as Group Leader to a
two week professional refresher course.
Students and Visitors
We were pleased to welcome the following visitors undertaking study leave in this
country:—
Public Health Nurse from Malaysia — W.H.O. Fellowship
Nurse Administrator from Kenya — Nursing Administration
Nurse Administrator (Hospital) from Greece — R.C.N, course
Medical Officer of Health from Germany — Administration Course.
Dr. A. Lombard from Israel — Education Research for the disadvantaged.
Programmes of visits of observation of the work of the community nursing and
preventive services were made for the following persons:—
Number of
Sessions
8 Community Option Student Nurses from St. Charles Hospital 480
139 student nurses from St. Stephen's Hospital 139
55 Obstetric Students from Princess Beatrice Hospita 55
48 student nurses from St. Charles Hospital 48
8 student nurses from the Middlesex Hospital 44
12 Obstetric students from St. Mary Abbot's Hospital 12
6 Social Welfare Assistants from Social Services Department 12
9 student teachers from Maria Assumpta College of Education 9
1 Public Health nurse from Malaysia, World Health
Fellowship 8
2 student administrators from the Royal College of Nursing
Hospital Administrators' Course 6
2 Social Administrators' Course, London School of Economics 4
2 Social studies students from Polytechnic of Central London 4
1 Medical social worker from St. Charles Hospital 2
1 Geriatric ward sister from Princess Louise Hospital 2
1 Ward sister from Princess Louise Hospital 2
VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
Records of primary courses and reinforcing doses show a drop in almost all types of
immunisation administered, with the exception of measles. In February 1972, the figures
for measles vaccination were perhaps boosted by a special effort covering the age two to
three years. A further impetus was the offer of the Department of Health and Social
Security to supply vaccine free of charge.
It has been felt for some time that only a sustained effort backed up by continuous
follow-up will help to maintain a reasonable level of immunisation against communicable
diseases. Procedures are being devised to keep closer contact with all children under five
years of age so as to ensure that they receive their injections and boosters at the proper
time. It is hoped, in this way, to make parents more aware of the need for immunisation and
also to encourage them to attend the clinics with their children.