[Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Harpenden U.D.C.

  • Harpenden (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1964
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Credit: [Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Harpenden U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    40 people, which was our limit, attended all four of these sessions. They were well enjoyed by all and everyone appears to have got something or other from them. The sessions were far too short or we attempted to do far too much in the time available to us, but a number of interesting things came out of this as well, I hope, as improving the visitors' techniques. One village learned about the door to door survey that had been carried out in another village so a list of elderly people could be prepared, and one village has subsequently set up its own old folks welfare committee. We also learned a good deal too of the difficulties which the voluntary visitors experience and some of the general problems on the care of the elderly in various areas in the Division. We are arranging a similar course for another group in 1965. B. There was a series of lectures on the Problems of Adolescence held for parents at Roundwood Park Secondary School. Mr. Foxwell, the Headmaster, had thought for some time that a course of this nature should be held. The programme was as follows 30th September, 1964 - Physical Development in Adolescence by Dr. J.M. Tanner, Senior Lecturer in Growth and Development, University of London, Institute of Child Health. 7th October, 1964 l4th October, 1964 21st October, 1964 - Emotional Aspects of Development in Adolescence by Dr. D.H. Miller, Consultant Psychiatrist, Adolescent Unit, Tavistock Clinic, London. - Problems of Sex Education by Dr. A.J. Dalzell-Ward, Medical Director, Central Council for Health Education. - A Symposium by various members of the school staff and school health staff, with a discussion on the work in health education in the school. This was frankly an experiment in Health Education of parents, in which we hoped to give them some ideas of the normal development in adolescence and some of the problems which they are likely to encounter. There was an approximate audience of 150 parents at these sessions-