View report page

A Health Education Centre was set up in Rochester Road Clinic and a
considerable number of Audio-visual aids have been obtained and are in
constant use in Clinics, schools, etc. The Department is grateful to
Head Teachers for a financial contribution towards the purchase of a
number of Health Education Films.
Health Education Sessions are held in clinics, schools, public Halls
etc., and it is only possible in this report to refer to the more important
sessions that were held.
l) Courses on preparation for childbirth and parentcraft were held in
clinics throughout the Borough by Health Visitors and the following table
will indicate the number of sessions helds-
1968 1969
Mothercraft sessions 303 301
Parentcraft sessions 85 102
Total 388 421
2) Health Education in High Schools has been undertaken by Dr.L.Clowes
throughout the years 1968/69, following a pilot scheme in one school. During
the school term, Dr. Clowes is employed almost fulltime on Health Education
and her programme is geared to all ages in High Schools. Head Teachers have
frequently expressed their appreciation of the talks given.
In addition to her sessions in schools, Dr. Clowes has frequently
attended Parent/Teacher Association meetings giving talks on special aspects
of her Health Education programme in high schools and showing the appropriate
films to the parents.
Health Education sessions are also held in primary schools by Health
Visitors and it was possible to increase the number from 48 sessions in 1968
to 200 in 1969.
3) Home Safety. Work in connection with the prevention of accidents in the
home continued throughout 1968 and 1969 with a varied programme. This included
home safety courses, primarily for young people, certificates of merit being
presented to the successful participants; open days at fire stations; a
poisons campaign associated with the collection from homes and at chemists
shops of unused drugs and medicines and poster competitions in schools.
Hazard House, the teaching aid which highlights 53 home hazards has been
improved and has been continuously in use in primary schools, libraries, etc.
Hazard House has, in fact, become wellknown throughout the Country and on a
number of occasions has been loaned to outside organisations. The Department
is grateful for the continuous help given by the Home Safety Committee and
the Home Safety Officer in this important part of our Health Education
Programme.
- 68 -