Wednesday 5 February 2014

Edinburgh top for children with sexual diseases

I knew that during the swinging sixties and seventies, the Lothian area (which includes Edinburgh) was the drug capital of  Scotland.

I read that it is now the 'sexually transmitted infections' STI capital in children under 16 - what we used to call VD (venereal disease) back then.

More than 400 under-16s a year in Scotland are being diagnosed with STI's, with the highest level in Lothian
The majority of those diagnosed were aged 15
About a quarter  were aged 14
Lothian and Lanarkshire reported cases of chlamydia in 12 year olds
 and
Greater Glasgow and Clyde reported syphilis and gonorrhea in 13 year olds.

Now I know that I am a boring old pensioner - but I am shocked by this. These are young children
and
This is Edinburgh!



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  1. English Pensioner7 February 2014 at 13:06

    When I was at school, we were told to try to use what we had learnt at school in our activities outside school. This generally worked well, and the only problem was when some of us decided to try to make gunpowder following a chemistry lesson.
    But now they teach sex at school, and no doubt all the children are keen to try out what they have just learnt!

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