[Report 1920] / School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1920
Catalogue details

Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Credit: [Report 1920] / School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    28/40 (page 28)
    2R when tlu' Xurs(' visited ilie home to i;‘ive advice as to (deansiim' a (dtild. ddu* iiiother ^^as lined /'Si or in default 1 month’s impi'isonment. In addiii(m, the Authority dealt satisfactorily with two old-standing' c'ases without U\ctal ])ro('eedings. In one of thes(^ ('ases, where the father of the children coiu'crned was a deceased ex-Service man, and the mother, who had r(‘-married, was drawing' an allowance for the children, the Authority reported the condition of the children to the Local Wdir Pcu'isions C'on'imittee, with the result that the children weu'e taken to a l^oor Law institution, and the allowance transferred from the mother to the Poor Law (iuardians. In the other case, in conjunction with the X.S.I^.CX'., arrangements were made with the* Local Saniiarv Authoritv of the District to disinfect the house and bedding, and for the children to be cleansed at the Poor Law 1 nstitutifm, and to stay in the Institution until the house was cleansed. OPEN-AIR EDUCATION. T he need of OfM^n-air I)av Schools hardlv exists in such a rural district as the Last Riding of Yorkshire, but, when the weather conditions care suitable, classes are nattirally held in the playground, (]tiite apart from the walks which have to be undertaken in connection with nattire study. PHYSICAL TRAINING. ddie following is the report of Miss Biggs, wd'io was appointed Organising Mistress for Ph^^sical rraii'iing last vear. d'he report covers a joeriixl from 2 1S1 March to )ul\^ onh', as Miss Biggs resigned her appointment in Oc'tober, and no siu'cessor has vet been ap])ointed. (1) SiiK't' 1 iK'gan iii> as Or^'anisi'r ot Pliysieal Training on Marcli 21st. Ili2r, I liav(‘ inspeet(Ml 101 Seliools in the Riding. Tlu'’ standard of work varies aeeording to the conditions nnd<?r which if; is c.arrii'd out. the conditions being: — 1. TIh' ability of the Teacher. 2. Ac(X)ninio<1at hni—Indoor and Outdoor. t). The ainonnt of tina' devoted to this subject. 4. Clothing. 0. Apparatus. 0. The character of instruction.