[Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough.

  • Darlington (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1929
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Credit: [Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Oil the south side of this main building stand the four open- air class rooms, arranged two on either side in echelon. They are wooden on a brick and concrete foundation with open sides fitted with shutters. The heating is carried out by low pressure pipes beneath the lioor. The children selected have been in almost every case contacts - of tuberculosis living in very poor home conditions. They are i conveyed to the school by trolley buses, arrangements havingj been made for the free transport for all those coming a distance i of more than half a mile. The school opens at 9-30 a.m. Morning cocoa is provided > and in relays of 12 the school is detailed off for spray baths afteif having provided themselves with their numbered blankets ir: different classrooms. A large household bath was provided, butt it is interesting to report that no occasion for its use has j^et ariser ^ so quickly have the children developed a cleanliness conscienced In the spray room the great advantage lies in the fact that th(i| children are not obliged to shiver under a shower, but can exercise! gently while “ following the leader ” through the arches. A brist-l mutual towelling produces a healthy glow and feeling of exhilara j tion. i I A mid-day meal of varied menu consisting mainly of mea or fish, vegetables and potatoes, with pudding, is provided. Thu following menu shows the variety :— j Monday—Lentil and bacon Roly Poly and gravy. Bake< ])otatoes and rice })udding. Tuesday—Ox-head broth and wholemeal bread. Jam rollt treacle roll or fruit pic. Wednesda}^—Baked stuffed fish and sauce, mashed potatoes|| Ground rice, stewed fruit. Thursday—Stewed meat and vegetables. Spiced sago an<! jam. Friday—Cottage pie or fish, and potatoes. Ginger })uddiibl and sauce. An hour’s rest on small, easily portable stretcher beds i enforced, out in the open when fine, and in the shelters whe inclement. Objections by the parents scarcely exist and in hict request are often made when a child is certified fit to return to an ordinal’ elementary school that the child may be retained. 'riicre an