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of provision of Health Education material both visual and written. A special occasion
was the health education display which was mounted at Acton Technical College inaugural
session.
IN-SERVICE TRAINING
(a) A session on health education is held quarterly for the pupil midwives.
(b) Quarterly film meetings are held for health visitors and medical officers with the
presentation of new or specialist films.
(c) A series of tapes and slides on psychological medicine in the setting of family
practice was shown to the Mental Health Social Workers.
Among subjects discussed were The Anatomy of Melancholy, Adolescence - conflict and
confrontation, The Housebound Housewife, Menopause and Retirement and Old Age - sans
everything.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
A survey was carried out in six schools on the effectiveness of a new educational
film about feet called "The Five" in conjunction with the audio-visual communication
department of the British Medical Association.
A six-week course for childminders was held at Jubilee Gardens Clinic. This took
place one morning a week and the children were cared for while the minders attended
the lectures which were given by health visitors and one Head Teacher and Playgroup
Leader. Subjects discussed on this course were:
1. Recordkeeping and home arrangements
2. Signs of illness
3. Home Safety
4. Growth, development, diet 0-2 years
5. Growth, development, diet 2-5 years
6. Film - Terrible 2's and Trusting 3's
7. Play material - social growth
8. Preparation for school - childrens problems on starting school.
A successful family planning campaign was held in February in conjunction with the
Family Planning Association. Film shows were held at selected clinics: there were
poster displays and publicity in the local paper. Mrs. Pauline Crabbe of the Race
Relations Board addressed a large meeting of health visitors, doctors and social workers
on the subject of 'The Immigrant, The Unmarried Mother and Family Planning'.
With the knowledge of the importance of play in a child's development, displays were
mounted in many clinics during May of toys suitable for children from 0-5 years of
age. The national press commented on this.
There was a very successful and extremely well-attended meeting and film show
arranged for the parents of mentally handicapped children. Refreshments were provided
and keen interest was shown in a bookstall of suitable literature as well as in the
display of toys especially chosen to help in these childrens development.
Many organisations were supplied with leaflets and posters, apart from clinics,
libraries and general practitioners. These included schools and colleges, hospitals,
business premises, youth clubs and scout organisations.
Over 100 film shows were held during the year for a variety of audiences on drugs,
smoking, V D, family planning and dental care.
Advice is given to the very many students who contact the department.
We are gradually building up a library of film strips on health subjects and have
now over 130 in stock, together with 17 16mm films which are used extensively whenever
the staff give lectures.
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