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Course for Head Teachers of Junior Training Schools
Course for Staff of Adult Training Centres
Conference for Matrons of Day Nurseries
Developmental Paediatrics
Assessment of Handicapped Children
Courses for Social Workers with the Deaf
District Nurse Training
Health Visitor Training
Senior Home Nurses Training
Medical Computer Courses
Midwives' Refresher Courses
Preparation for Childbirth
Geriatrics
Course for Matrons and Wardens of Old People's Homes
Public Health in many aspects including the problems of Noise
and Clean Air
Home Safety
Many aspects of Health Education
A new course for Home Helps
Home Help Organiser's Course
Health Visitors
The Authority's three health visitor students passed their examination and 6 others,
sponsored by other authorities and who trained in the Authority's area, were also
successful. Hospitality was offered to 3 health visitor students from rural areas who
wished to gain experience in an urban area,
8 Child Care students accompanied health visitors in their work and a sociology
student of Bedford College spent 2 weeks with the staff of the department. Assistance was
also given to a student of Bedford College who was carrying out research work on health
visiting services.
12 Health visitors took part in a programme of intensive research into the work of a
health visitor organised by Dr. Benjamin of the Greater London Council.
Midwives
23 pupil midwives from Edgware General Hospital received their district training in
the Borough, one residing with a midwife and the others in the Nurses Home at Gervase
Road, Edgware. 3 midwives attended statutory refresher courses.
Home Nurses
Home nurses participated in the training of hospital student nurses throughout the
year, 96 of whom accompanied home nurses on visits for one day or half a day, 4
medical students spent a day in the Borough observing the work of the home nurses.
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