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APPENDIX H
COMMUNITY HEALTH or YOUR LIFE IN YOUR HANDS
Syllabus for secondary School Children (Age 14+ years)
One weekly period for 14 weeks - One hour
Lesson l. Diseases of Yesterday
Why they are not seen today.
Environmental sanitation - Public Health Services.
Visual Aids - Large pictures from School History
Department.
Lesson 2. Nuisance Diseases of today
Cause, effect and prevention. Effects of absenteeism
on work, society, economy.
The common cold - Bronchitis.
(Effects of irritants such as dust, atmospheric fumes
and smoking).
Flannelgraph from Health Education Section, Croydon.
Film "how to Catch a Cold. " Colour - Runs 10 mins.
Free from:- Kimberley-clark Ltd., 27, Hill Street,
Berkeley Square, London, W. 1.
Lesson 3. Nuisance Diseases of today
Snail pox and Poliomyelitis Discussion on attitudes
(Vaccination) to these procedures and
Diphtheria (Immunisation) reasons for co-operating
with national campaigns.
1. Film (Snallpox)"surprise Attack"
black and white, 1 reel, runs 11 mins.
5/- per day. Central Film Library.
2. Film "The Fight against Disease"
black and white. Runs 8 mins.
Free except for carriage. I.C.I. Film Library.
Imperial Chemical House, Millbank, S. W. 1.
3. Flannelgraph "Defence Against Invasion"
Public Health Department, Croydon.
4. Flannelgraph "Chains of Infection"
From the Central Council for Health Education.