HEALTH RECORD CARD
c. 1950The card is fawn in colour, folded in half. The front half has a running girl drawn on it. She is holding rope over her left shoulder. She is wearing a knee length dress and shoes.The script says [Alison M Marsh (written in ink) / HEALTH RECORD CARD / FIRST CLASS]. 2nd page has a graph. Made up at the top is CLEANLINESS / WASH THOROUGHLY / (Especially essential parts) - 8 ticks / HAIR BRUSHED/(100 strokes daily) 8 ticks / TEETH BRUSHED / Morning and Evening ) / N.B.-No food after last brush - 8 ticks / BOWELS/(Good action daily, hands / washed afterwards) 8 ticks / EXERCISE / WALK / (To school or elsewhere) 8 ticks / PHYSICAL ACTIVITY / (Games, etc., outdoor if possible) 8 ticks / GOOD CARRIAGE (Daily Exercise) 8 ticks / REST / 10 HOURS IN BE / 8 ticks / GOOD SITTING FOR MEALS 8 ticks / COMPLETE RELAXATION (At least 5 minutes once daily) 8 ticks. 3rd page / FRESH AIR / WINDOWN OPEN AT NIGHT / 8 ticks / CLEAN HANDKERCHIEF / DAILY 8 ticks / BREATHING THROUGH / THE NOSE 8 ticks / FOOD / WATER / (at least three glasses daily) 8 ticks / SOME FRUIT OR VEGE / TABLE(green or raw) 8 ticks / PROPER TIME TAKEN / FOR MEALS 8 ticks / CLOTHING / DAY VEST REMOVED AT / NIGHT 8 ticks / UNDERCLOTHES / CHANGED 8 ticks / BED STRIPPED AND / AIRED 8 ticks / CLOTHES CARED FOR / AND PUT AWAY / TIDILY 8 ticks. Page 4 / EXPLANATION / 1.This card is to give you signposts pointing / the way to good physical development and / quick,alert mind and body, ready for all / eventualities. / 2.If you can conscientiously say you have / kept these suggestions daily fill in a square / at the end of each week. Mark yourself / out of seven. / 3. Be honest with yourself. The air is self- / improvement, so never mind misses at the / beginning. Has a signpost with FIRST CLASS scripted on it. Badge with BE PREPARED clover leaf, underneath the badge For King and Country. / START IN NOW AND STICK TO IT / THE GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION / 138 Gawler Place, Adelaide
This Health Record Card was used by Alison in the 1950s when she was a member of the 1st Troop of Armadale Brownies or Guides. Alison Marsh was a member of the Girl Guides for many years. The card, recorded for one week, shows Alison had been doing her exercises, cleaning her teeth, brushing her hair and eating well.
The Armadale Girl Guides met in the St Matthews Parish Hall on Saturday afternoons where they did drills, played games and learnt challenge skills. The uniform includes a number of badges that demonstrated the different challenge skills Alison had leant when a girl guide. Many of the badges related to skills the organisation and the community believed were appropriate for girls and young women to lean including clothes making, first aid, lifesaving, cooking, laundry, hosting, personal health, home making and music. Other skills did include athletics, swimming and camping.
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This object is a part of a collection that is associated with the important role community organisations have played within the City of Armadale community. These organisations are often run by dedicated local volunteers and were financially supported by members of the organisation, sponsorship from local businesses and community fundraising. Community organisations played an important role in bringing local people together, providing activities and skills for local children and teens and providing support for vulnerable members of the community.
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