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Dental Health Education
The experiment begun last year to provide teaching practice for twelve
dental hygienist students from the Royal Dental Hospital, Tooting, and
thorough dental health education was resumed. The students were very well
received and carried out a high standard of work in Elmwood, Beulah,
Waddon, Oval, Castle Hill and Wolsey Schools.
Croydon Youth Leadership Training Council
Health Education Staff took part in two Stage II Courses during the
year, covering the physical, mental and emotional aspects of "Child into
Adult".
In-Service Training
Drug Dependence
Following a public meeting in Croydon a committee of representatives
of voluntary organisations and officers of statutory organisations considered
further action. One recommendation was short in-service training sessions
on drug dependence for professional staffs of all disciplines dealing with
young people. About four hundred professional workers attended the two
sessions.
Chaired by the Principal School Medical Officer, the programme began
with the film "Drugs and the Nervous System". A most stimulating and
original paper by Dr. H. Dale-Beckett, Consultant Psychiatrist, Cane Hill
Hospital, on "Drug Dependence - Some Facts and Misconceptions" was
followed by an hour' s general discussion.
Dr. H. Dale-Beckett generously gave up time the following week to
lead a smaller discussion group on particular problems connected with
the subject.
The help and encouragement of so many teachers in the schools
visited during the year helped to make this work an exciting part of the
health education service.
INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENTS
Children who are not making progress in an ordinary school are referred
to the School Health Service to determine whether special education
may be necessary. A test of intelligence is carried out not only when
there is any suggestion of educational subnormality but also during the
investigation of a large number of other medical problems.
203 children were examined during 1967. The classifications arrived
at, together with recommendations made, were as follows:-