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PUBLIC HEALTH VOL. LXXIII NO. I
Three filmstrips recently produced by Camera Talks, of 23 Denmark Place, London, W.C.2, can be recommended. (Price s 12s. 6d. each.) THE PROBLEM OF LUNG CANCER. To smoke or NOT to Smoke. (Colour, 34 frames, produced in collaboration with NAPT and the Public Health Department of Croydon.) A subject of topical interest which will be welcomed by those who are attempting to create interest among older schoolchildren and young people in the ill effects of smoking. Statistics are kept to the minimum, referring to the results of research into the incidence and causes of lung cancer. The bulk of the filmstrip deals with why people smoke, its effect on health, how to break the habit and, better still, the reasons for not starting to smoke. The pictures are attractive and well planned, and should appeal to the young people among whom such propaganda will have the most value. NUTRITION IN PREGNANCY. (Colour, 28 frames.) The making of this filmstrip was supervised by Prof. W. C. W. NlxoN (University of London) and it illustrates the types of food essential in the diet during pregnancy, with emphasis on those containing protein, minerals and vitamins. There are excellent pictures of different groups of foods classified according to the nutriments they contain, others showing the additional vitamin preparations necessary during pregnancy and hints on correct cooking of vegetables. The final pictures show the mother with her baby, receiving advice on feeding from the district nurse (why not the health visitor ?). Since this filmstrip was made in co-operation with Vitamins Ltd., it is inevitable that some proprietary preparations are included in the pictures, but these are not too prominent. It will be a useful filmstrip for showing and promoting discussion in ante-natal clinics and classes. POSTURE AND LIFTING. The prevalence of strain and spinal injury in nurses caused by incorrect posture, weight carrying and lifting of heavy patients has prompted the Queen's Institute of District Nursing to make this filmstrip, with the co-operation of St. Thomas's Hospital School of Physiotherapy. Although produced for the benefit of district nurses working in the home, the new methods of lifting patients advised here will be appreciated also by hospital nurses. This colour filmstrip is in two parts, Part I (30 frames) illustrates the general principles of posture and body dynamics, with special reference to bedmaking, weight carrying and the avoidance of back strain when riding a bicycle and driving a car. Part II (35 frames) covers the principles of lifting the patient in and out of bed, while keeping the back straight and using the muscles of the shoulders, thighs and hips to bear the weight. A bent back is in a weak position and liable to injury ; the lifting methods shown here avoid this and have been proved to be efficient and practical. All district nurses, midwives and others concerned with nursing and moving bedridden patients should have the opportunity of seeing this filmstrip and learning these new methods of lifting.
Correspondence SIR JOHN SIMON Sir,--I am engaged on a study of the career of Sir John Simon, successively between 1848 and 1876, Medical Officer to the City of London, the Privy Council, and the Local Government Board. He was born in 1816 and died in 1904. I should be most grateful if any of your readers who may possess documents, personal information or reminiscences concerning him, would be so kind as to contact me. Yours faithfully, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. R . J . LAMBERT.
THE SOCIETY OF MEDICAL OFFICERS OF HEALTH
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ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES of ordinary meeting of the Society held in the Council Chamber, B.M.A. House, Tavistock Square, W.C.I, on Friday, 19th September, 1958, at 2 p.m. Present: Dr. H. D. Chalke, president, in the chair, and 31 members. In Attendance : Sir Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke, secretary. 1. Minutes. RESOLVED: that the minutes of the meeting held on 16th May, 1958, punished in the July issue of PUBLIC HEALTh, be approved and signed as a correct record of the proceedings. 2. Installation of President-Elect. The chairman referred to Dr. J. A. Stirling's long record of service to the Society, particularly in the close link he had forged with the British Medical Association, and presented him with the badge of office. 3. Presidential Address. Dr. Stirling thanked the chairman for his kind words and the Society by honouring him by electing him as president. He then delivered his address entitled " L o o k i n g b a c k " which was received with acclamation. 4. Votes of Thanks. Sir Allen Daley moved a warm vote of thanks to the president-elect for his entrancing retrospect and, also, to Dr. Chalke, the retiring president who had accomplished so much during his term of office. 5. Election of Fellows and Associates. It was unanimously agreed that the 27 nominees whose names had been published in the pink circulars for July and September, 1958, should be elected as members of the Society. 6. Election of Life Members. Under Article 12 of the Memorandum & Articles of Association the following who had been nominated by Council on 19th September were elected as life members of the Society : Katherine Scott, M.B., CH.B. ; formerly assist, county medical officer of health, Warwickshire ; joined the Society in 1923 ; recommended by the Midland Branch; and William S. Wallace, M.C., M.m, cn.a., D.l'.n. ; formerly county medical officer of health, Isle of Wight ; joined the Society in 1926 ; recommended by the Southern Branch. 7. Termination. There being no other business, the president-elect thanked members for their attendance and closed the meeting at 2.30 p.m.
PUBLIC HEALTH VOL. LXXIII NO. I
Three filmstrips recently produced by Camera Talks, of 23 Denmark Place, London, W.C.2, can be recommended. (Price s 12s. 6d. each.) THE PROBLEM OF LUNG CANCER. To smoke or NOT to Smoke. (Colour, 34 frames, produced in collaboration with NAPT and the Public Health Department of Croydon.) A subject of topical interest which will be welcomed by those who are attempting to create interest among older schoolchildren and young people in the ill effects of smoking. Statistics are kept to the minimum, referring to the results of research into the incidence and causes of lung cancer. The bulk of the filmstrip deals with why people smoke, its effect on health, how to break the habit and, better still, the reasons for not starting to smoke. The pictures are attractive and well planned, and should appeal to the young people among whom such propaganda will have the most value. NUTRITION IN PREGNANCY. (Colour, 28 frames.) The making of this filmstrip was supervised by Prof. W. C. W. NlxoN (University of London) and it illustrates the types of food essential in the diet during pregnancy, with emphasis on those containing protein, minerals and vitamins. There are excellent pictures of different groups of foods classified according to the nutriments they contain, others showing the additional vitamin preparations necessary during pregnancy and hints on correct cooking of vegetables. The final pictures show the mother with her baby, receiving advice on feeding from the district nurse (why not the health visitor ?). Since this filmstrip was made in co-operation with Vitamins Ltd., it is inevitable that some proprietary preparations are included in the pictures, but these are not too prominent. It will be a useful filmstrip for showing and promoting discussion in ante-natal clinics and classes. POSTURE AND LIFTING. The prevalence of strain and spinal injury in nurses caused by incorrect posture, weight carrying and lifting of heavy patients has prompted the Queen's Institute of District Nursing to make this filmstrip, with the co-operation of St. Thomas's Hospital School of Physiotherapy. Although produced for the benefit of district nurses working in the home, the new methods of lifting patients advised here will be appreciated also by hospital nurses. This colour filmstrip is in two parts, Part I (30 frames) illustrates the general principles of posture and body dynamics, with special reference to bedmaking, weight carrying and the avoidance of back strain when riding a bicycle and driving a car. Part II (35 frames) covers the principles of lifting the patient in and out of bed, while keeping the back straight and using the muscles of the shoulders, thighs and hips to bear the weight. A bent back is in a weak position and liable to injury ; the lifting methods shown here avoid this and have been proved to be efficient and practical. All district nurses, midwives and others concerned with nursing and moving bedridden patients should have the opportunity of seeing this filmstrip and learning these new methods of lifting.
Correspondence SIR JOHN SIMON Sir,--I am engaged on a study of the career of Sir John Simon, successively between 1848 and 1876, Medical Officer to the City of London, the Privy Council, and the Local Government Board. He was born in 1816 and died in 1904. I should be most grateful if any of your readers who may possess documents, personal information or reminiscences concerning him, would be so kind as to contact me. Yours faithfully, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. R . J . LAMBERT.
THE SOCIETY OF MEDICAL OFFICERS OF HEALTH
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ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES of ordinary meeting of the Society held in the Council Chamber, B.M.A. House, Tavistock Square, W.C.I, on Friday, 19th September, 1958, at 2 p.m. Present: Dr. H. D. Chalke, president, in the chair, and 31 members. In Attendance : Sir Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke, secretary. 1. Minutes. RESOLVED: that the minutes of the meeting held on 16th May, 1958, punished in the July issue of PUBLIC HEALTh, be approved and signed as a correct record of the proceedings. 2. Installation of President-Elect. The chairman referred to Dr. J. A. Stirling's long record of service to the Society, particularly in the close link he had forged with the British Medical Association, and presented him with the badge of office. 3. Presidential Address. Dr. Stirling thanked the chairman for his kind words and the Society by honouring him by electing him as president. He then delivered his address entitled " L o o k i n g b a c k " which was received with acclamation. 4. Votes of Thanks. Sir Allen Daley moved a warm vote of thanks to the president-elect for his entrancing retrospect and, also, to Dr. Chalke, the retiring president who had accomplished so much during his term of office. 5. Election of Fellows and Associates. It was unanimously agreed that the 27 nominees whose names had been published in the pink circulars for July and September, 1958, should be elected as members of the Society. 6. Election of Life Members. Under Article 12 of the Memorandum & Articles of Association the following who had been nominated by Council on 19th September were elected as life members of the Society : Katherine Scott, M.B., CH.B. ; formerly assist, county medical officer of health, Warwickshire ; joined the Society in 1923 ; recommended by the Midland Branch; and William S. Wallace, M.C., M.m, cn.a., D.l'.n. ; formerly county medical officer of health, Isle of Wight ; joined the Society in 1926 ; recommended by the Southern Branch. 7. Termination. There being no other business, the president-elect thanked members for their attendance and closed the meeting at 2.30 p.m.