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Tower Hamlets 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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TABLE 21
HEALTH EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
| Discussion groups or talks on the following subjects were arranged during the year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | No. Occasions | Persons participating | |
| Mothercraft | 236 | 2,065 | |
| Cancer prevention | 26 | 285 | |
| General Health Subjects - Schools | 186 | 3,691 | |
| - Other | 94 | 918 | |
| Psychoprophylaxis | 57 | 279 | |
| 599 | 7,238 | ||
Films or filmstrips were shown on 157 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 3, 981 posters were exhibited and 9, 984
leaflets distributed.