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The inevitable question recurred many times "What are you
doing about boys?" But when mothers were asked "When do you think
boys need the help and by whom do you think it should be given?"
there were always a tremendous number of opinions and few helpful
suggestions. However, one of the following three methods are
always carried out now in an attempt to overcome this difficulty:-
(a) The mothers of boys as well as girls are invited to the
first discussion group,
or (b) The mothers and fathers of both boys and girls are invited
to the first discussion group.
or (c) The mothers and fathers of boys are invited to a third
meeting run jointly by the Deputy Medical Officer of
Health and the Health Education Officer.
The headmaster of All Saints School overcame this problem by
obtaining the permission of parents and school governors to talk
about 'growing up' to boys and girls together during normal
school lessons and avoiding a 'special' occasion so that they
could learn about this naturally and side by side as they did
everything else at this stage. He used the book "Peter and
Pamela Grow Up" by H.W. Tame, as a guide.
Smoking and Lung Cancer
In order to encourage the maximum interest and participation
among teachers in secondary schools, a study day was arranged
jointly by the Health and Education Departments, for head
teachers and heads of science and domestic science departments
at Coombe Cliff Education Centre in June. A symposium on smoking
and health was chaired by the Medical Officer of Health. The
speakers were:-
Dr. J.R. Bignall, Medical Director of the Institute of
Diseases of the Chest, Assistant Physician
Brompton Hospital.
Dr. S.A. MacKeith, Consultant Psychiatrist, Physician
Superintendent of Warlingham Park Hospital.
Dr. D. A. Cadman, Senior Lecturer in Health Education,
Gypsy Hill Training College.
During the afternoon group discussions were led by:-
Miss W. M. Warden, Senior Lecturer in Health Education,
Institute of Education, London University.
Mr E.P. Smith, Inspector of Schools, Croydon.
Mrs. M. Jeffries, Lecturer in Public Health, London
School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Dr. S. A. MacKeith.