[Report 1925] / School Medical Officer of Health, Wolverhampton County Borough.

  • Wolverhampton (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / School Medical Officer of Health, Wolverhampton County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Director of Education reports that during 1924—1925, 84 parties comprising 2574 children and their teachers visited the permanent special Exhibition. (c) —Kingswood Holiday Gamp is not actually an educational enterprise, but it is a valuable auxiliary of elementary education, and is utilised exclusively for the benefit of elementary school children. Last year 889 Boys and 1,065 Girls enjoyed the stimulating benefits of this holiday camp which occupies an excellent site about four miles from Wolverhampton. (d) —Not all existing Elementary Schools lend themselves to the provision of open-air classrooms. The favourable uosition of a classroom in one of the Council Schools has led to such provision. The removal of walls on two sides of this room, together with the inclusion and asphalting of an adjoining portion of playground, pro¬ vided a large cemented floor space and a useful open air classroom of which suitable use is made when practicable. It had been in¬ tended to provide an awning, or temporary roof. If this were done, two classes instead of one could he held in the open air. (e) and (f)—No Open Air School is yet built, hut a Dav Open-Air School, plans of which are now before the Board, is in¬ cluded in the Committee’s programme. The important question of site is not vet determined. Considerations of economv and of «/ transport suggest the desirability of a site merely on the outskirts of the borough. The fact of urban smoke pollution of the aimo- sphere, with its attendant loss of sunlight and ultra-violet rays, point, however, to the advantages to health of a site as remote as possible from the town. These are conflicting interests and the only comment necessary is that when money is devoted to the provision of Special Open-Air Schools, the advantages to he derived by the children in this respect should be as far as possible beyond criticism. 10.—Physical Training*. There is cordial agreement on general principles between this