[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and, hy |»rovidiii^ npportnnilv fur strong heaving exercises, allow I lie gi'owing child io develop ihe arms and trunk, and so mainlain nojinal postiu*e. A niinihei’ of scdiools look parlies (d' (diildren on Youth flosielling th\|>edilions \\'lii(di introduced them to a healthv recieation easily carided over to ttieii- post-S(dio(d life. (f A M p;s. Activity in foothall has been well maintained, although many sidiools have had diHiculty in olhaining gioumis. The l^’ootball Association pi'ovides a ([ualifital coaidi who has visited s(dio()ls on Saturdays to give coacdiing in the game. District leagues in the (kninty were well supported and knock-out competitions \Nere also held for senior, junior and c-ountry school teams. In s])ite of difficult and expensive journeys whi(d] these juatches entailed fixtures were fulfilled. A repre- sentative Kast biding S(di(K)ls’ dVam was entered in the Kemsley Shield, Knglish Shield and Yoi'kshire com[letitions. Hockey is the girls’ major winter game, but owing to la(dv of suitable pit(dies the game cannot develop on a com- parable scale to boys’ football. However, [irovision foi’ the game is being made in the new secondary S(diools. Netball rallies were well supfioited and junior, intermediate, senior and rural school teams [lartic'ipafed. ddiree senioi' teams entered the Yorkshire (k)unty Netball Association’s Schools' Com petition held in MaiadL at Ijeeds. Athletics. Athletics in the schools has provided sidiolars with mucli enjoyable exercise and most schools have held their own and also entered District and Area Sports. The East Riding team which went to the Yorkshire Schools’ Athletic Si)orts upheld the high standard achieved in [)revious years by being jilaced first in the dunior Girls and second in the Junior Boys’ Championshi])s. Our scholars distinguished themselves so well in fact, that eleven Avere included in the team of fifty whi(di represented Y'orkshire in the English Scliools’ Athletic Championship Sports held at Southampton. Eight of our competitors gained medals and Yorkshire came second in the Championships. Swimming. The gi'eatest possible use was made of existing baths to provide swimming instruction for scholars during school time. Within the County, Beverley and Norton Baths were used; in addition, Baths at Selby, Goole and Hull were used. For the first time sim-e 1948, it was possible to bring in some schools from the Preston-Hedon area into one of the Hull Baths. The graded swimming tests have provided a stimulus to improve the standard of SAvimming and during the season eighteen scholars (ten boys and eight girls) obtained the County Swimming Certificate, which demands a high standard of performance. This was an increase of five on the previous year’s total. I I 1' ( f I i:) f I ? j. a 3 h