[Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough.
- Darlington (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1929
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![*}•> HIGH SCHOOL. The High school for girls was visited three times during the year when Routine Ins})eetions of the pupils in attendance were carried out by Dr. Isobel ]^rown. As in former years the ])hysieal condition of the ])U])ils v/as found to be excellent and it is gratifying to note that, desj)ite the increasing strain and ])ressure of homework and of preparation for examinations, a progressive im])rovement in the ])hysieal condition and general health of the })U})ils among the higher forms was observed. This satisfactory condition is attributed almost (ntirely to the high standard of ])ersonal hygiene maintained in the school and to the ellieieney with which the organized games and physical training are carried out. In regard to re-inspeetions of puj:)ils found to be suffering from one or more defects, it is found that a great deal has been done and the work shows even more satisfactory results than in the elementary schools, as the ])upils, being older, arc more interested and are able to a])j)reeiate the need for physical fitness and the relationshi]) of any defect to their future careers. A large })ro])ortion of cases of defects were found to be those of vision—whicli is, of course, accounted for by the fact that increased strain of secondary education brings such defc(*ts into greater prominence. « The Medical Officer is ])lcascd to note the increase in atten- j dance of parents at the insj)ections, and to find that both ])uj)ils I and parents are now, in most cases, anxious to have any defect j remedied without delay. Pupils Aliending Pupils Examiued Grammar School JOO 347 Girls’ High School 358 350 Junior Technical School 130 130 Central Secondary School 306 304 Total list 1137](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29149113_0129.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
