[Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Burton-upon-Trent County Borough.

  • Burton upon Trent (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1927
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Credit: [Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Burton-upon-Trent County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    !). Open Air Education. Xo opcMi-air schools or classrooms have yet Ijccii [irovideH. hut playground classes and scliool journeys have been held as descrilic<l iii jirevious reports. 10. Piiysical Training^. Pherc' is no ai’ea organi.sei nf physical tnuning, and this work is ])rac1ieall\ all carried on by the iivlividual members of the teaching stall'. nu)st of whom are enthusiasts for tlie f)hysieal eulture of their class. Large n'crealictn grounds are available in Burton and organised games are indulged in b\' the children from each school once a week if the weather jjermits. Ko(»tl)all, Association and Rugby, is played by all the schools, and the (X)jnpetitive element further sustains interest on the part of the scholars, there being two shields for tliose who follow the Association code, and one for those who follow' the Rugby code. Cricket is ])laved in school recreation periods in the appropriate season, and there is an athletic festival annually. In 1927, the entries for the' various athletic events, a})proximated to 1,000. fn sw'imming, the L(»cal ■Lrlueation Committc c fosters interest by pi’oviding instruction in swimming, after school hour.s. Four teachers are engaged for this juirpo.se. A llxed cpiota goes from ceieh school weekly foi’ instruetion. Prizes arc given to those who learn to swim 21 _\ai'ds. and five eompctiti^■e shields are given to tho.se schools w.hioh suiiidy the highest jK-rcentage f)f sueec'ssful beginners, and for team races, and for girls’ ■championsl.dii. In 1927, 207 children pa.ssed the te.st of swimming 21 yards, and altogether 22,192 attendane(-s were made b\ elementary school children at the Baths. In Guild Street Central Si-hools for bo3S and girls, intcre.st in swimming is even mon' sustained. Faeh runs its own gala and the l)o\s’ school annuallx' obtains about 2.5 awards of the Ruval Life Saving Societv. 11. Provision of Meals. Fiee bn'akfa.sts are provided in all cases of necessity-, but this is done b\- voluntarv sulxscription, no ])art of the cost falling on the rates. Xo other school meals are provided.