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Croydon 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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tion acts also as a useful check on the general physical health of
the child, enabling obvious defects to be pointed out to the parents
for remedy.
delivered at the schools. This supply is available for all elementary school children irrespective of any medical recommendation.
| 1931. | 1932. | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Children who received Free | Dinnors 327 | 748 |
| ., Free Dinners provided | 22,380 | 57,856 |
| pints | pints | |
| No. of Children who received Free Milk | 101—9,816 | 118—9,126 |
| ,, ,, Milk (part payment) | 27—1,732 | 23—1,231 |
| ,, ,, Milk (whole payment) | 31—1,707 | 11-600 |
| issues | issues | |
| „ „ Free Malt | 22—1,413 | 30—1,753 |
| ,, ,, Malt (whole payment) | 38—2,762 | 22—1,520 |
PHYSICAL TRAINING IN SCHOOLS.
Detailed reports have been presented by the Inspector of
Schools and the Organiser of Physical Training to the Education
Committee, and the following is only a precis of these reports.
Boys.
The daily lessons of 20 minutes in the Junior School give
the practice and continuity which is necessary for obtaining the
maximum physical effect. All Senior Schools have now at least
one specialist teacher of the subject. This has enabled the
Swedish apparatus to be used in each department. Its introduction
has been a great success—infusing new life into the subject.
Swimming, Athletic Sports, and Organised Games on playing
fields, as well as in the school playground, all find place in actual
school periods.
Courses for teachers in Physical Training and Country
Dancing have been held during the winter and have been well
attended. In addition, lectures on various athletic events have
been given by experts. The Committee has made arrangements
so that the teachers who are specially trained to use the portable
Swedish apparatus can meet monthly for the purposes of maintaining
their own personal skill and of discussing points connected
with the teaching of the subject.