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Medical Examination of New Applicants
Cemeteries Department 5
Children's Department 7
Cleansing Department 1
Health Department 6
Housing Department 1
Libraries Department 3
Town Clerk's Department 1
Treasurer's Department 4
Welfare Department 1
Tottenham Technical College 1
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Education Department
Non-Teaching 40
1st Appointment Teachers 164
Teacher Trainees 195
Hornsey College of Art
(end of term teachers) 46
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Total of examinations 475
Reports on Sick Pay Cases 130
Medical Examination of Sick Pay Cases 21
Medical Examination of Staff over 70 years of age 2
HEALTH EDUCATION
Health Education in Schools
Talks to groups of 13 to 15 year old girls were given in the first half of the year by a school nurse.
When she left the Borough, a health visitor continued the series. Programmes are arranged to combine
sex education, personal relationships and hygiene, together with child development. With this type of
syllabus such subjects as venereal disease and drugs are introduced naturally.
The Health Education Officer assists by providing audio-visual aids etc. and up-to-date information
on health matters. School teachers, students and pupils request such information and material especially
in connection with projects for the Certificate of Secondary Education.
School medical officers are attached to specific schools, and have been requested to talk on
health problems to the pupils. It is hoped that the demand for such talks will increase. At one school
a doctor regularly sits in on the sixth form discussions on health topics.
Lectures have also been given to All Saints Teacher Training College on the School Health Service.
The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme continues to run in the Borough, and requests from schools
and youth organisations for staff to teach and examine on such subjects as first aid, mothercraft and
personal health are met. This involves talks after schools hours and in the evenings.
Health education to other establishments and outside organisations
The health education section assists and gives support to other sections and personnel in the
Department where health education is concerned, especially when display material and health education
publicity are employed.
The section co-ordinated closely with the mental health staff during Mental Health Week, providing
the publicity material and organising the exhibition on mental health mentioned in greater detail in
that section's report. Later the exhibition was broken up into smaller displays and exhibited in the
foyer of Tottenham Town Hall and some of the larger health centres.
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