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Health and Babij Week, 1928.
The observation of Health and Baby Week during the first week in October
in 1928 was again limited to co-operation with the School Organisation and a
special session for mothers attending the Maternity and Child Welfare Centres.
Co-operation with Schools.—The School Organisation in the Borough
co-operated as in previous years by arranging for health lessons to be given and
for a series of health questions to be submitted to the children during health week.
The questions were prepared in the Public Health Department. The best three
sets of answers in each school department were selected by the head teacher for
examination in the Public Health office, two prizes being awarded to each school,
one for boys and one for girls. The Mayor and Mayoress kindly entertained to tea
the prize winners and the children whose essays were selected from the various
schools.
It is satisfactory to record that all the Elementary schools in the Borough
took part in this movement, which has now become a useful and well established
annual custom in Holborn.
The following is a copy of the questions submitted to the children in the schools: —
Section A.
(All five questions to be answered.)
(Put the number of each question before the answer.)
1. Mention some ways in which air becomes unsuitable for breathing; explain the need
for the proper ventilation of houses, and describe some simj)le means for ventilating them.
2. Why is it important to remove household refuse from houses, yards and streets as
soon as possible? Describe the right ways of dealing with such refuse in the home, and
state what the local Health Department does to help householders in this matter.
3. Give reasons for protecting food from dirty handling, dust and flies. Why is it
necessary to be especially careful about this in hot weather?
4. What steps should be taken by a mother of children attending school if one of them
develops measles, and give the reasons for her being asked to take these steps. What harm
may result from neglecting this disease?
5. Why is it important that all sinks and waterclosets should be kept very clean?
What are the best means of keeping them clean ?
Section B.
(Answer question 6 or 7.)
(Put the number of question answered ^before the answer.)
G. Name three or four different foods which are very nourishing for children, and say
why they are nourishing; or
7. What is meant by a "mixed diet"? Why is this necessary to maintain health?
On Thursday, October 11th, a special address to mothers attending the
Maternity Centres was given at the Centre, No. 10, John Street, Dr. N. P.
Beattie, Deputy Medical Officer of Health, Willesden, speaking on "The Mind of
Your Child."