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HEALTH EDUCATION
Health Education in schools continued throughout the year. The mobile
health education unit visited the area frequently and a sessional medical officer
has shown films and given talks on sex education. With the increasing problems
of drug addiction, in order to inform teachers of the danger, film shows were
organised. The films shown were "Narcotics — the Decision", "Hooked" and
"Drugs and the Nervous System".
Dental Health Education received attention and mention of this is made in
the report of the Chief Dental Officer.
One school accepted an offer to show the films "Johnnie and the D.K. Robot"
and "No toothache for Eskimos".
In special schools the school nurses continued to give talks and hold discussion
groups. Films were also shown.
SCHOOL HEALTH STATISTICS
FOR YEAR 1967
SCHOOL ROLL (May 1967) 45,442
SCHOOL MEDICAL INSPECTION
Routine 16,377
Special 4,467
Re-inspections 5,570
No. of medical inspections per 1,000 pupils 581
Health Surveys - comprehensive 34,965
No. per 1,000 pupils 769
Percentage found verminous 0.9
Health Surveys - selective 6,885
No. per 1,000 pupils 152
Percentage found verminous 5.7
Audiometry —
No. of children given sweep test 8,359
No. of children given pure tone test 401
No. of children referred to otologist at audiology centre 57