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Student Nurses
Four student nurses from the Middlesex Hospital, W.l, came to the
Area to see the work of health visitors and stayed for three days each.
On the Saturday following their visit a discussion group was held in
the hospital at which student nurses gave a report on their experience
and asked questions of the Superintendent Health Visitor who was
invited to be present.
Thirteen student nurses including one man from the Prince of
Wales's Hospital also accompanied health visitors for one day each
for a similar purpose as observers.
Student Nurses Lectures
Eight lectures were given to three groups of students by the Superintendent
Health Visitor on the Social Aspects of Disease at the Prince
of Wales's Hospital. The Superintendent and other members of the
health visiting staff gave lectures on Home Nursing and The Health
Services to a number of organisations including St. John Ambulance
Brigade, The Townswomen's Guild, Barnardos and British Red Cross in
their own time and in some cases acted as examiners.
Overseas and Other Visitors
Several visitors from overseas including the Reeve of Tottenham,
Canada, and a number of groups of post-graduate and other students
came to Tottenham and Hornsey during the year to observe the work
of the personal health services and in particular the activities of health
visitor/school nurses.
The groups included health visitors, student ward sisters, student
teachers, student house mothers from Barnardos Homes, school
children and members of the Townswomen's Guild.
Family Planning Association
Two evening sessions each week were held in the Clinic at the rear
of Hornsey Town Hall.
National Blood Transfusion Service
Premises at the School Clinic, rear of Hornsey Town Hall, were
made available for the above-named organisation for six days during
the year.