London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ealing 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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These courses are, wherever possible, illustrated by films and some of the
titles shown during the year have been as follows:-
Drugs and the nervous system
Ouarter of million teenagers (V.D.)
Smoking and you
Boy to Man
Girl to Woman
That they may live (resuscitation)
The position regarding the number of schools which have health education programmes is as follows:
| Number of Schools in Borough | Schools with Health Education Programmes | |
|---|---|---|
| Secondary | 22 | 15 |
| Grammar | 7 | 2 |
| Junior | 49 | 17 |
| Infants | 50 | 10 |
| Junior & Secondary Mixed | 2 | 1 |
| 130 | 46 |
Also included in the health eaucation programme are two of the six Colleges of
Further Education.
In addition to the programme for children talks were given to four Parent Teacher
Associations.
Independent Schools
The School Health Service is not generally available to children attending nonmaintained
schools, although Section 78 of the Education Act, 1944 provides for the
extension of all or part of the service to such schools, subject to agreement between
the proprietors and the local authority. There are certain facets of the School Health
Service, however, in which private schools are included. They are as follows:-
1. The consultant orthopaedic, ear, nose and throat, ophthalmic and psychiatric
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