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

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Poplar 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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(32) Food and Drink—their use and abuse.
(33) Food Values.
(34) Environment and Health.
(35) From Infancy to Age.
(36) The Wonder of Health.
(37) When to consult a Doctor. (For Women's Meetings).
(38) Common Diseases and Home Remedies. (For Women's
Meetings).
(e). GENERAL LECTURES.
(39) The Science of Life.
(40) Social Hygiene.
(41) Smoke and Health.
(42) Sunlight and Health.
(43) The Romance of Medical Science.
(44) Recent Advances of Medical Research.
(45) The Story of Preventive Medicine.
(46) Preventive Medicine and what it can do.
(47) Healthy and Unhealthy Minds.
(48) Mental Hygiene.
(49) The Problem of Sex-education.
(50) Human Heredity.
(51) Heredity and Disease.
(52) The Lessons of Evolution.
(53) Education for Health.
In all, 82 lectures have been arranged for 17 centres, 72 lectures have
been given up to time of writing this report. Again and again, members
of audiences have expressed their appreciation of the opportunity, which
has been provided by our Health Authority, of learning more about these
vital matters, and wished that such knowledge had been theirs years
ago.
Summary .
Number of Centres at which lectures have been arranged 17
Number of lectures given (at time of writing report) 72
To boys 1 (Attendances 14)
To women and girls 71 ( ,, 8,953)
72 (Total attendances
— nearly 9,000)