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Health Education in Schools
Classes were given to school leavers in home making, health, personal
hygiene, human relationships and responsibilities. 202 pupils received
tuition from one of the health visitors at Blackwell Secondary Modern
School. 72 girls at Roxeth Manor Senior School received 2 terms of
tuition, 13 talks each term. The age group of the pupils was 13/14 years.
The lectures included infectious disease and venereal disease in the
community. 65 girls, aged 11-13 years, at Whitefriars School received
courses lasting 6 weeks for the 11 year old pupils, 13 weeks for the 13 year
old group of mixed pupils. A group of 80 children in the fourth form at
Cedars Junior School received 3 talks on general health and hygiene. Films
and visual aids were used for the teaching programmes and students health
visitors were given the opportunity to observe classes and prepare and give
a talk.
A series of talks to children, aged 10/11 years, in Glebe Junior School,
were continued and proved to be most useful. A full discussion with all
parents concerning various aspects of sex education was part of the
programme.
Evening lectures were given by health visitors to groups of young
people on various topics, such as accident prevention, prophylactic
medicine, child care, home nursing, infectious disease and social services.
Other talks were arranged for mothers' clubs, young wives' groups, Girls'
Brigade, church organisations, etc. Health visitors are more and more
involved in such programmes.
Work with the Elderly
The health visitor is becoming more and more involved with problems
associated with care of the elderly in the community. A register is maintained
and the following statistics are of interest:-
Old people on the Register under observation of the health visitor—
784, of these 70 died during 1969. The health visitors have visited relatives
of death notifications in the Harrow area over 65 years of age. Death
follow up visits referred to health visitors—1,178. Of these 60 cases were
already known to the health visitors. Visits paid to either householders or
neighbours—778. Elderly relatives left—395. Of these, 159 elderly people
will be kept under observation on the visiting list. No access, accommodation
empty—151 cases. It is interesting to note that in the case of
married couples the partner died the same year, as follows
In 2 cases death of partner 1 month later
In 1 case „ „ „ 2 months later
In 3 cases „ „ „ 3
In 3 cases „ „ „ 4
In 2 cases „ „ „ 6
In 1 case „ „ „ 7
In 1 case „ „ „ 8