[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough.
- Bournemouth (England). County Borough Council. nb2004301338.
- Date:
- 1937
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Possible sites and buildings are being reviewed by the Council as certain favourable o]5portunities have occurred recentlv. SCHOOL CAMPS. I'or some years it has been possible through the generosity of private subscribers, and particularly the Rotary Club of Bournemouth, to arrange a summer holiday for 40 girls at Corfe Castle and for a similar nundoer of boys at vSw'anage. During 1937 it was not feasible owing to lack of funds to send any girls to Corfe, and only the generosity' of the Rotary Club enabled 31 boys to visit vSwanage. The selected children are weighed and measured before and after the holiday and usually improve to a marked extent. The gains in w'eight and height and measurement are as follows ;— Weight : Over 6 lbs. ... ... ... I Between 4 and 5 lbs. ... ... 1 Between 3 and 4 lbs. ... ... 2 Between 2 and 3 lbs. ... ... 8 Between 1 and 2 lbs. ... ... 8 1 lb. and under ... ... 4 24 Height : i inch ... ... ... 4 I inch ... ... ... 1 I inch ... ... ... 8 13 Chest Measurement : 1 inch ... ... ... 3 4 inch ... .... ... 3 I inch ... ... ... 7 4 inch ... ... ... 9 22](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28943065_0092.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
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