[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Monmouthshire County Council.
- Monmouthshire County Council
- Date:
- 1925
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Monmouthshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![T6 ■ take them that they shot,Id read them themselves aaul afterwards pass them on to oitliers foT perusal- On many occasions Chairmen and proposers of votes of thanks not ^one thanked me for my lecture, hut wished me bo congratulate Dr. Rocyn Jones and the members of tlie Conncil for insititulting a campaign which iliey wer|e convinced.was doing much good in diminishing this terrible scourge.” B—Dr. Laura Rees. “ The subject of Venereal Diseases was dealt with in a popular way at tliii-teen centres—Abersychan, Blaenavon, Blackwood, Cwmfelinfach, Cwm- tillery, Caldicot-, Ebbw Vale, Fleur-de-Tjys, Grarndiffaith, G-riffithstown, Pont- llanfraith, Argoed, and Llanhilleth. ' iC'i The lectures were well advei’tised beforehand, and very gTeat credit is due to the ladies who organised the meetings at each’ centre. The average attendance was somewhere between 50 and 60 per lecture, iti spite of very unfavourable weather on several occasions. j t One of the Secretaries wrote me beforehand enquiring whether the lecture would be suitable for girls and young women of the ” Evening Con- tinuation Classes,” and on my agreeing to make it so, the whole classes (aged 15—18 years) attended. These young women appeared to appreciate the subject quite as much as the older ones, and I heard afterwards that some of their parents present were very grateful for this anrangement by which their daughters received en- lightenment which the parents found difficult to give. In other Centres, discussions following the lectures .showed a desire among social workers and parents for the fui’ther spread of knowledge, particularly to young people. i On the whole, qiiestions were few, and sometimes there was a tendency to wander into irrelevant questioms. ' . . ; . . .’f j ■ f-A! i Comment.s were made on compulsory notification and on the eugenic laws of the Northern Countries, which demand medical certificates before marriage. * ! * V/ V s A few women approached me wit]) more private or per.sonal questions at the close of the meeting, but in only one case was I asked for practical informa- tion for a definite case to attend a V.D. Clinic.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28861450_0081.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
