[Report 1930] / Medical Officer of Health, Ilkeston Borough.

  • Ilkeston (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1930
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Credit: [Report 1930] / Medical Officer of Health, Ilkeston Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    of a dozen girls, aged 13, were sent annually from each school for a month’s instruction at the housewifery centre, where they were taught the hygiene of the home. The impression gained from the enquiry was that the instruction given in hygiene at the infants’ and junior schools was satisfactory on the whole. At the senior boys’ schools the subject of hygiene should be taken more seriously and a definite time assigned to it on the time-table of every class. It is thought that the teaching of hygiene would receive greater encouragement and would find a place in every curriculum if H.M. Inspectors showed that they were interested in the teaching of the subject during their periodical visits. In the case of the senior girls’ schools, the teaching of hygiene appeared to be dealt with in a fairly satisfactory manner. During Health Week a special effort was made at every school to concentrate on hygenic matters. Lectures were given in each school, health plays were acted by the infants, posters on health subjects were designed, and the older children paid visits in organised parties to places of public interest. XXIII.—MISCELLANEOUS. (1) Health Week .—This was held in October and during the week special lessons were given in matters relating to health. The medical officer gave an address to all the senior and junior pupils on a health subject, and prizes were given for the best essays on the subject matter of the address. Health posters were designed by many of the scholars, and were of a high standard in both originality and draughtmanship. At the King’s Picture House health films were shown during one afternoon to the older children. Parties of teachers paid visits to the Midland Agricultural and Dairy College, the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Electric Power Station, a Certified Milk Farm and Bretby Hall Orthopaedic Hospital. A Health Exhibition, held at the Town Hall, was visited by organised parties of senior children to the total number of about 800, who received lectures on the exhibits. A prize was given to the writer of the best essay describing the exhibition. Some of the senior girls gave exhibitions of physical exercises and country dancing. (2) Housewifery Centre.—This is a small house owned by the Authority to which parties of a dozen senior girls are sent for a month’s instruction in housewifery. Lectures in hygiene and infant