[Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough.
- Bournemouth (England). County Borough Council. nb2004301338.
- Date:
- 1934
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![HEALTH EDUCATION. The Dental Board of the United Kingdom arranged in the latter part of the year to send lecturers with exhibits to Bonrneinouth. Addresses were given in a limited number of schools to the bigger children. The subject of Dental Hygiene was presented very skilfully, and it was evident that many of the children were keenly interested in what they heard and saw. It is too early to say if any definite result has been obtained, but it is to be hoped that further addresses of this nature will be given before long. It is the custom of the School Dentist to attempt the education of the children and their parents whenever ])ossible, but the task is associated with many difficulties. Dr. Grace Wood has, with the sympathy and help of certain teachers, given short addresses in school to the older girls. These educational efforts depend principally on the facilities available in the schools, and the amount of time that can be spared by the Medical Officers. As another doctor will soon be added to the staff, it is hoped that teachers will co- operate even more closely with the Health Department and stimulate the interest of the children in the subject of Hygiene, one which might well receive more attention than it now does in schools public and private.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2894303x_0086.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
