23 SEPTEMBER 1966, Page 15

S*x Behind The Curtain

SIR,—My attention has only just been drawn to Miss Olga Franklin's letter (August 19). In this she says that in Britain 'the average birth control clinician or nurse does not often have a medical degree.' The Family Planning Association, which is the largest medical agency providing birth control advice in this country, employs only doctors and nurses with full professional qualifications. In addition all doctors and nurses working for the FPA have completed a special training course designed for those who wish to work in its clinics.

JOSEPHINE CLIFFORD-SMITH

Family Planning Association, 231 Tottenham Court Road, London, WI