[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough.
- Dudley (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1962
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Hye-I .aws made muter the C’hildren and Voimg Persons Aet, 1938 as amended by the Kdiieation Aet. 1944. to undertake employment outside sehool hours. The number examined durino- the year was 78. The oeeupations were as tollows: Newspa})er Deliv ery 86 Shop Assistants .... 88 Bread and Milk Delivery 4 78 The generally satisfaetory standard of litness among Dudley sehool ehildren is illustrated by the faet that only very rarely is a eertiheate of physical fitness refused. In no ease was such a eertih- eate refused during the year under review. .A licence was issued to one girl attending Orammar Sehool to enable her to take part in entertainment at the Dudley Hippodrome. Tlie child resided at home and attended normal sehool. Leave of absence from sehool was granted for the period of rehearsals and matinee performances. Astley Burf Camp As in previous years 60 jiupils went to this camp each week from Monday to Friday throughout the summer months. They are accompanied by teachers and their classes are held in the open air. The camp, whieli is under the control of the Education Com- mittee, is situated in open country not far from the River Severn near Stourport. All ehildren are medically examined at the sehool elinies before going to the camp sehool. The curriculum allows the ehildren attending the camp sehool to take full advantage of the surrounding countryside and they are taken on visits to ])laees of local interest. Special re(*reational activities are arranged in the evening by the teachers in charge of the parties. Rotary Boys’ House, Weston-Super-Mare We are once again indebted to the Dudley Rotary Club for providing a free fortnight’s holiday for 18 boys at Weston-Super- Mare. The boys selected are convalescent or debilitated ehildren, or ehildren whose parents would not be able to provide them with a recuperative holiday by the sea.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29171271_0072.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
