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teaching in the four areas of social, intellectual, physical and
emotional learning, these children can be said to have a future.
The film's premier aroused great interest and it was widely exhibited
to various organisations in Greenwich and neighbouring
Boroughs. At the latter end of the current year, the film was
frequently used by the London Boroughs' Training Committee in
courses designed for teachers of the mentally handicapped.
Greenwich Show
By invitation, for the first time, there was a greater participation
by departments this year in the annual Greenwich Show organised
by the London Borough of Greenwich.
Taking full advantage of the opportunity, the Health Education
Section mounted a comprehensive display of the Health and
Welfare Services supported by appropriate photographs and leaflets.
It was estimated that some 12,000 people visited this very successful function.
School Health Education
Provision of an effective service to schools in the Borough has
long been the aim of the Health Education Section. First steps
towards the realisation of this objective were taken by the production of a comprehensive catalogue on visual aids in health education
with an eye-catching cover.
This catalogue was sent to all educational establishments in the
Borough, together with a letter offering the following facilities :—
1. A supply of catalogues embracing health education films,
filmstrips, posters and leaflets.
2. Regular information on health and welfare subjects.
3. An offer of films, filmstrips and visual aid media.
4. An offer of speakers on specialist subjects where these
would tend to emphasise subjects dealt with during the
school year.
5. An offer of displays and exhibitions on health and welfare
subjects.
6. Health and welfare information and assistance on request,
including provision of posters and leaflets.
By these measures it is hoped to provide not only assistance and
a point of contact but also information and incentive to those
teachers who wish to develop a positive attitude towards health in
the minds of their pupils. In addition school leavers, as future
citizens, will thereby be encouraged to make full use of the health
and welfare services available to them.