HEALTH CAMPS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22956, 7 February 1938, Page 11

HEALTH CAMPS

CHILDREN AT MOTUIHI PARTY FOR CAMPBELL'S BAY Rainy weather lias not spoiled the enjoyment of the 155 children who are now in camp at Motuihi. , v The camp, which is the third to be arranged by the Community Sunshine Association, opened last Wednesday, and will end on February 22. The attendance constitutes a record, and there is no provision for accommodating a larger number of children.

With a view to keeping the minds employed, school lessons, taught by four teachers supplied by the Auckland Education Board, take up four hours of the day; but the subjects, one of which is nature study, are chosen with the object of interesting the campers.

The health of the camp is reported to be excellent, and bathing has not been prevented by the unpleasant weather. The fourth camp will open on Februarv 23 and end on March 15.

Under the National Health Camp Organisation, 30 children will arrive in Auckland to-day from Papatoetoe to go to the Campbell's Bay health camp; and on February 16, 150 children, 50 of whom will come from Thames, and the rest from Turua, Patetonga, Paeroa, Manurewa, Weymouth and Takanini, will go to Motuihi camjp. This will be the first camp to be composed entirely of children from the country.

IMPROVEMENT IN HEALTH RESULTS OF CAMP LIFE Improvement in the health of children who have attended the Methodist camp at Campbell's Bay is reported. Of the 100 children who have spent three weeks at the camp in batches of oO in the past six the boys have gained an average of more than 21b. in weight and the girls I.Blb. One boy's weight increased by 41b. in one week. Homesickness and temperament affect the increases in weight, most improvement being made in the lit 10 days. Some children are overfat when they enter the camp and while they are lower in weight when they leave, they are in a healthier condition. A further group of 50 children will be taken to the camp to-day. Sister Lenna Button is camp superintendent. It is hoped that the camp will be able to take groups of 50 children until the end of March, and definite arrangements liavo been made to enable groups of 30 children to enter the camp until the end of Maj%