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Three members of staff attended the Family Planning Course.
In-service programmes have been organised for all nursing staff and many are
joint programmes with local hospital nurses.
The Health Department has assisted in the training of eighteen students for
the four-year integrated course of Nurse Training. On the completion of this course
they become qualified health visitors, district nurses and general trained nurses.
Educational requirements for entry to this course—two Advanced and five
Ordinary Level General Certificates of Education.

Surveys
Assistance with surveys carried out by nursing and medical staff, involving other
bodies or organisations, include the following: —
1. Pfizer Poliomyelitis trials.
2. Rubella Survey—National Surveillance of congenital rubella defects.
3. Lewisham Hospital Survey on the effects of Rhesus incompatibility.
4. National Survey of Health Development.
5. Spina-bifida survey.
6. Effects of environment and education on size of family.
7. Deptford Educational Priority Area.
In addition, surveys have been held by Health Department staff on the state of
immunisation of age groups, etc.
LOUISE HOUSE SCREENING CLINIC
The adult screening clinic at Louise House has continued throughout 1971 with
the exception of the period of the postal strike when it was not possible to notify
clients of appointments: 428 men and 285 women attended the clinic during the
year.
Obesity, hypertension and previously untreated vision defects were the most
frequently diagnosed abnormalities among men, while obesity, anaemia and gynaecological
disorders were the most commonly discovered defects in women.
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