[Report 1924] / School Medical Officer of Health, Liverpool.

  • Liverpool (England). Council.
Date:
1924
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Credit: [Report 1924] / School Medical Officer of Health, Liverpool. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Year's Total Attendances at Swimming Plunges. Boys. Girls. Total. Public Baths—Winter months 63,469 8,255 71,724 Summer Months ... 278,143 94,731 372,874 School Baths—Summer Months 56,681 39,786 96,367 Total for Year... 540,965 Private Slipper and Spray Baths. Permission is granted tor a limited number of the poorer children to have free use of the slipper and spray baths in seven public establishments between the hours of 4 and 5 p.m. on school days in winter months. In 1924, 9,015 boys and 6,998 girls attended. Only four schools have spray baths on the premises, viz. :— “ Harrison Jones ” Council, St. James’s Council, St. Augustine’s Council and Everton Terrace Council; these have been regularly used throughout the year. Number of Swimmers. From a return given by head teachers at the end of October, 1924, the numbers of children at school who could swim at least 25 yards were—7,056 boys and 2,311 girls. Total—8,994 swimmers. I.—Games Supervision in Public Parks during the Summer Holidays, 1924. In spite of the numerous occasions on which rain stopped or prevented play in the parks, the Committee’s scheme was success¬ fully carried out by a very efficient and enterprising staff of supervisors. As in previous years the supervisors were on duty in five parks, viz., Princes, Stanley, Shell, Sefton, and Wavertree Playground, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. for five days each week, and games apparatus was supplied consisting of Netball Posts and Balls, Rubber Balls, (Ticket Bats and Balls. Rounder and Baseball Bats, Stumps, Ropes for Skipping and Tug-of-War, and Boxing Gloves.