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Croydon 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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APPENDIX E
COMMUNITY HEALTH COURSE
Scheme of Work for Secondary School Children (Age 14+ years)
UNIT L Growth and Development (1)
From Conception to One Year
(a) The factors of heredity
(b) The start of life
(c) The child before birth - with emphasis on the importance of
nutrition and prevention of disease in the mother's ante-natal
care.
(d) The importance of environment in the first year of life on:-
(i) Emotional security of the child.
(iii) Health and growth of the child.
Some Suggested Visual Aids
Flannelgraph or plastigraph of somatotypes.
Flannelgraph or plastigraph of heredity. Growth Charts.
Film: "Human Heredity". Sound, Colour, Runs 14 minutes from:
Boulton-Hawker Films Ltd., Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk.
UNIT 2. Growth and Development (2)
The Basis of Adulthood - The First Eleven Years
(a) Physical growth and development.
(b) The formation of personality and growth of social awareness.
(c) The influence c£ environment and nutrition.
Some Suggested Visual Aids
Growth Charts.
Selection of slides from filmstrips:—
"Nutritional Values" from: Camera Talks Ltd., 31, North
"The Food We Eat" Row (Park Lane), London, W.l.
"The Story of Vitamins"
"Nutrition for Athletes" from: Diana Wyllie Ltd.,
3, Park Road, London, N.W.I.
Films:
"The Terrible Twos and Trusting Threes."Sound, Colour,
Runs 22 mins.
OR "Frustrating Fours and Fascinating Fives". Sound, Colour,
Runs 22 mins.
OR "Sociable Sixes to Noisy Nines " Sound, Colour, Runs 21 mins.
from: The Central Film Library, Government Building, Bromyard Ave,
London W.3.
OR "The Way to Independence" Silent, Black end White Run3 5 mins,
from: The Central Council for Health Education, Tavistock House North
Tavistock Square, London, W.l.