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School Health Service
A lecture on "Cerebral Palsy" was given to parents of children attending
the School for the Physically Handicapped on the 4th August by Dr. W.F.
Dunham, Medical Director of the Spastic Unit. There were 54 parents and
health visitors present.
Training of Health Visitor Students
Eight student health visitors were given practical training in the Area
as part of their Health Visitors' Course. Four of these were sponsored by
the Royal College of Nursing for short term experience, of the four others
from Battersea Polytechnic three attended for three terms and one for her
first term.
Visitors and Students
Overseas visitors, visitors from this country and parties of students
attended clinics to see maternity and child welfare and school nursing in
action. These included students from Barnardo's Staff College, student
teachers, post-graduate health visitors and student ward sisters from King
Edward's Fund Staff College.
Lectures to Student Nurses
The Superintendent Health Visitor gave eight lectures on "The Social
Aspect of Disease" to student nurses at the Prince of Wales's Hospital during
the year.
A number of other lectures were given to Barnardo's Students, The British
Red Cross, and other bodies, and two members of the health visiting staff
acted as examiners for the British Red Cross and St. John Ambulance Brigade in
their own time.
HOWE NURSING
(Section 25)
With the closing of the Queen's District Nurses Home, Bruce Grove,
Tottenham, all the nurses previously employed on an agency basis were transferred
to direct employment by the County Council.
The Superintendent of the Home retired on account of ill-health and of
the three nurses who were resident in the Home, one left the service and the
remaining two found alternative accommodation.