CANCER AND SMOKING
Schools Ignore B.M.A. Film
The Canterbury division of the New Zealand branch of the British Medical Association was very disappointed at the lack of response by the schools to its offer to help to warn pupils of the dangers of smoking, the secretary • Dr. D. R Hay) said yesterday.
On April 26. the division invited post-primary teachers to a special showing of a film that portrayed the link between smoking and lung cancer. The teachers, many of them school principals, were invited to apply to the division for the alm to be shown to their senior pupils in the presence of a member of the division, who would give a short lecture and answer questions.
The only school that had responded was the Cashmere High School, and even at this school only the girls had attended, said Dr. Hay It was all most discouraging Perhaps the schools intended to make use of the division’s offer later in the term.
The only other educational institution that had shown interest was the School for Dental Nurses, where the film would be shown soon.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29842, 7 June 1962, Page 15
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