[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1959
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Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ol; the lack of adjustment often shown by the educationally sub- • normal child. I hifortunately this aspect of the work could not be* fully developed in 1959 because of the pressure of other clinic work. . A elinie of this type is particularly dependent upon co-operation i from those with whom its work brin^^s it into contact. We are • once more ^^•rateful that this has, usually, been readily forthcoming. . PHYSICAL EDUCATION d’he Organis(‘r of Physical hklucation has supplied the following • information : — ddie dry summer of this year made it possible for much more * out-door activity in ])hysical education to take place, and pupils • benefitted from the healthful exercise in the sun. It was a delight’ to see the many inter-school and county events carried out, in i near-ideal conditions, in such pursuits as cricket, net-ball, athletics, . rounders and folk dancing. Some seventy schools joined in the * evening Polk Dance Festivals held in Peverley, Bridlington, Hessle, , Norton and Withernsea. d’eachers continued to give willingly of their own time to» activities taken after school hours, and attended courses in athletics, , sM’imniing and folk dancing. Once again a party of boys and I teachers, sponsored bv the Ivast Biding Schools’ Football Association, . visited the Machelbach F.vangelical School in Germany in August and spent j)art of their fortnight living with their German hosts in i their homes. F.arlier, in May, the exchange party of thirty German boys came to the Fast Riding and lived in the homes of ' their hosts. School swimming instruction was provided during school time for as many children as ])ossible at the Beverley, Norton, Selby, . Goole and Hull baths, d'he Withernsea baths will be available next y(‘ar for swimming instruction. Phvsical education in evening institutes and youth clubs now end)races many ac'tivities, including classes in physical education, , ki'(*i) fit, daiu'ing, basketball, judo, athletics, areherv, tennis, football 1 and cricket. During the past year secondary school boys and 1 memb(*rs of institutes and youth clubs have been participating in i the first s('ries of tests of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme. Included in the iirogramme of this scheme are physical fitness tests and an expedition, for which camping gear has been provided by the Authority. Camping and youth hostelling have also been pui’sued by schools as ])art of their programmes. County Youth Teams also jiarticijiated in events held by^ the Yorkshire Youth Organisations' S])orts Association in netball, table tennis, badminton, tennis and athletics. PROVISION OF MILK AND MEALS T1 le following information has been supplied by the Organiser • of the School Meals Service : — The number of pupils in maintained schools in October, 1959, . who took milk daily was 28,581 or a percentage of 78.41 of the total number on roll. The ])ereentages of milk drinkers in primary schools and secondary schools were 90.47 and 56.59 respectively. There were also 1,634 pupils taking milk in direct grant and 1