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Whooping Cough 12
Other contagious or infectious conditions 21
Total 150
9. OPEN AIR EDUCATION.
There are no Day Open-Air Schools nor Residential
Open-Air Schools in Wimbledon. Where circumstances permit,
in the summer months some of the classes in the schools
are conducted in the open air.
Another holiday camp was arranged during the year by
the Wimbledon Rotary Club. Twenty-two boys from various
elementary schools in the district were selected and sent away
to Swanage for two weeks during August. The children
were medically examined at the Health Centre before leaving
Wimbledon. Most of them came from poor homes and it is
doubtful whether the parents could have provided them with a
holiday at the seaside had it not been for the activities of the
Rotary Club. These holidays are greatly appreciated by the
boys, who invariably benefit considerably in health as the
result.
Arrangements were made through the School Journey
Association for a party of sixty-four girls of twelve and thirteen
years of age from the Girls' Central School to visit Sandown,
Isle of Wight, for a period of two weeks during May.
All these children were medically examined at the Health
Centre before leaving Wimbledon. They were accompanied
by three members of the staff and an additional helper. The
party had excellent accommodation at a large hotel on the
sea front. Some of the girls had bedrooms to themselves and
others shared in twos or threes. All the bedrooms were supplied
with hot and cold water and baths were arranged so
that each girl had at least four hot baths in the fortnight. The
food was good, plain, and sufficient. Extra fruit was given
daily. Arrangements were made for all the girls to receive
milk twice daily under the scheme of the National Milk
Publicity Council.
Ample time was allowed for physical exercises, team
games, and sports on the beach. Whole day excursions were
arranged, so that the children visited most of the interesting
places on the Island. Many pleasant walks inland and on the
surrounding cliffs were undertaken. The head teacher reports
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