A handbook of health education.

  • Great Britain. Department of Education and Science.
Date:
1968
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Credit: A handbook of health education. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    a bad sore throat; too often at such times a child is pressed to make up lost ground just when his stock of energy is lowest. Or there may be some more deep-seated cause; any serious or doubtful case should be referred to the school doctor. The first essential for such children is usually a prolonged period of rest, after which they can gradually be introduced to short periods of activity, alternating with long periods of rest. Exercise ts necessary to maintain and improve the muscle tone, but should not be started until recovery is definitely under way; good food and fresh air are, of course, important too. But for every serious case of this kind there are probably many more in which fatigue is not necessarily obvious; in a school where children can sometimes relax, fatigue is less likely to be a serious problem. Parents and teachers both have their responsibilities and in this should work together.