[Report 1950] / School Health Service, Cornwall County Council.

  • Cornwall (England). County Council. School Health Service.
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / School Health Service, Cornwall County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    a6 School Buildings and Sanitation Much excellent work has been done in this area; but the difficulty of water supplies has in many country districts not yet been overcome. School Meals. We have some excellent canteen buildings, and from most of them very good meals are served.” Dr. J. D. McKellar: Newquay Area. “General Health of Children. This on the whole is good and there are fewer children of “C” nutrition and they are usually from the problem families. Posture and physique in the “leaver” group still leaves much to be desired and many of these children would benefit by more physical culture. Cloth- ing:—Most children are well, and sensibly clad but there appears to be some decline in the standard of footwear, many children in the winter spend the day at school with “Wellingtons” on, whilst many boots and shoes are in need of repair, this I presume is due to high prices of leather. It is satisfactory to note that we continue to get a high percentage of parents at inspections and at most schools there is 95% attendance at the 1st routine inspection, this slows down work but I am sure it greatly adds to the value of inspection, as we have an excellent chance of health education. School Buildings. There have been quite a number of alterations and improvements in a number of schools in my area but there are still a great number which are in urgent need of modernising. The lack of a main water supply in many cases appears to be the chief obstacle (apart from the finance). In one or two schools artificial lighting has been installed; this also helps towards improving the standard of cleanliness as it is very difficult for the caretakers in winter to do efficient work without artificial light. Canteens. This service is being extended; a new canteen was opened at St. Columb and Serveries at Chyvslah. Blackwater and Mithian. There is urgent need for a canteen at St. Mawgan C.P. where there are about 50 Infants, many of them coming from St. Eval. There are still numerous schools where meals are served in classrooms.
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