[Report 1948] / School Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) County Borough.

  • Newport (Wales). County Borough Council.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / School Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    rganised Games ,1 f°r hoc,key ,aud netbalJ are sti11 fadequate, additional pitches have been made avail- he in the paiks. Special transport has been provided 10 enable more cliildren to use, these pitches «be“ Sh°W“ b> gir‘S anJ te“her3 «J there l“ »<>«*••«. improve- During wet weather lsual Aids have been used to supplement indoor games instruction. Children who ne seen the him strips on hockey and netball have displayed great interest and their subsequent plav 1ms im- § librai^ofCh^m0strifTWaid ^ * Wldesprdad improvement when all schools have their own film strip projectors Inter term S<'h°°ls haVe played regular uetba11 matches, and four schools regular hockey matches during the Rounders was the chief game played by the girls during the summer term. A Rounders Rally was held ohaitesbury Dark during July and ten schools took part. ided A number of schools arranged their own School Sports when competitive and standardised events were 1U- V1MMING There has been a big increase in the numbers of schoolchildren attending the Baths for struction. Ihis has been made possible for two reasons : — (1) The appointment of a third permanent Swimming Instructor and the temporary anil Instructor for the summer and winter terms. regular swimming appointment of a (2) The arrangements made by the Education Committee for schoolchildren to use the ordinary service buses en nnelhng to and fro from the Baths—and the jirovision in certain cases of special transport for children ivelllug to and from the Baths. The outlay on these two measures has been more than justified, an in 1941 and lhat there has been an all-round improvement is s rtificate awards. 44G girls learnt to swim in 1948—114 more hown in the increased number of Swimmiim o § The results of the Inter-Cities Gala at Cheltenham in June made us very proud of our champion swimmers r [an10 - lV,O°i much emphasised that our aim is to teach as many children as possible to swim and to improve child s individual performance so that she may attend a Life Saving Class. The Swimming Certificate awards were as follows: — 25 yds. Free Style 440 25 yds. Back Stroke 290 50 yds. Breast Stroke 378 75 yds. Back and Brea-st Stroke 104 440 yds. Free Style ... 242 Proficiency ... 114 Speed 59 Medallion 10 Diving 9 Style 1 50 yds. by 50 yds Front and Back Crawl 54 Total ... 1,779 LAS Eleven Schools organised their own Swimming Galas and for the first time separate Swimming Galas were d tor the Primary and Secondary Schools. In the Inter-Cities Gala at Cheltenham in June, the following towns were represented : Bristol Cheltenham jucester, Cardifft Merthyr and Newport. The results were as follows: — 1. Newport. 2. Cheltenham. 3. Bristol and Cardiff. 5. Merthyr 0. Gloucester. 'e Saving The usual Life Saving Classes have been held throughout 1948 and, as results show, they have been well ended.