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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
Bromley 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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44
VENEREAL DISEASE
Under the National Health Service Act of 1946 diagnosis and
treatment of venereal diseases became a responsibility of the
Regional Hospital Boards and the functions of the local health
authorities were limited to those of prevention. This involves the
tracing of contacts wherever possible, and health education.
There are no treatment centres for these diseases within the
Borough.
I am indebted to the physicians at the undermentioned treatment
centres for the following statistics for 1971:
| Treatment Centre | Syphilis | Gonorrhoea | Other Genital Infections | Other Conditions | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary and Secondary | Other | |||||
| — | ||||||
| — | — | |||||
| — | — | |||||
| — | ||||||
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| — | — | 4 | ||||
| — | — | 1 | ||||
| 1 | ||||||
HEALTH EDUCATION & HOME SAFETY
Trends in Health Education in Schools
In 1948 a group of lecturers in training colleges sent a
memorandum to the Health Education Panel of the Inspectorate
complaining of the low regard in which the subject was held in
schools despite their efforts to send out teachers eager to encourage
the development and practice of healthy living in the children.
They concluded by asserting that this is a matter which
affects the life and habits of the children and is thus a