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Tower Hamlets 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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TABLE 22
| Discussion groups or talks on the following subjects were arranged during the year; | ||
|---|---|---|
| Subject | No. Occasions | Persons participating |
| Mother craft | 65 | 632 |
| Cervical Cytology | 15 | 131 |
| Family Planning | 4 | 83 |
| General Health Subjects - Schools | 1,171 | 21, 573 |
| - Other | 186 | 2,760 |
| Psychoprophylaxis | 86 | 537 |
| Health Education Techniques | 34 | 125 |
| Total: | 1,561 | 25, 841 |
Films or filmstrips were shown on 436 of the above occasions.
Posters on health subjects are displayed on poster sites and in clinics and public buildings
throughout the borough, the topic being changed in accordance with a monthly programme. The
distribution of leaflets is planned to coincide with the poster displays and topical health education
activities. During the year, 2,257 posters were exhibited and 5,000 leaflets distributed.
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