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
Hounslow 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]
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| 18. | Smoking | 10 |
| 19. | Teenage Problems | 10 |
| 20. | Venereal Diseases | 6 |
| 21. | Leisure | — |
| 22. | Moral/Ethics | 1 |
Q.4.
| Head Teacher | Volunteer Teacher | Specialist Teacher | Class Teacher | School Medical Officer | Health Visitor | Others | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alcoholism | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 2. | Artificial Respiration | 13 | 8 | 2 | 23 | |||
| 3. | Cancer | 7 | 7 | |||||
| 4. | Dental Health | 1 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 5 | |
| 5. | Diet and Nutrition | 1 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6. | Domestic Hygiene | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | |||
| 7. | Drug Abuse | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8. | First Aid | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 9. | Food Hygiene | 1 | 7 | 17 | 2 | |||
| 10. | Foot Health | 1 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 11. | Growth and Development | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12. | Heart Diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 13. | Mental Health | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 14. | Personal Hygiene | 1 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 3 | |
| 15. | Personal Relations | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 16. | Prevention of Accidents | 4 | 2 | 4 | 27 | |||
| 17. | Sexual Relations | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| 18. | Smoking | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 19. | Teenage Problems | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 20. | Venereal Diseases | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||||
| 21. | Leisure | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 22. | Moral /Ethics | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 23. | Child Care | 1 | ||||||
| 24. | Parent/Child Relations | 1 | ||||||
Q.5. Would Schools like help from Education
and Health Departments?
YES NO
56 10
Q.6. Is sufficient emphasis given to Health
Education in the Training of teachers?
YES NO
19 22
Q.7. Would Head Teachers be interested in the
establishment of In-Service Training
Courses for Health Education for teachers?
YES NO
32 25
Comments
Nearly all the titles listed in Section 2 are
covered as topics in the syllabuses of various
subjects and are taught incidentally.
It is suggested that the teaching of health topics
should be undertaken by parents, but as it is very
often neglected, it is felt that the schools should
give guidance thereon.
The curricula is overcrowded at present to
allow Health Education as a specialist subject.
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