Abstract
The data of accidents in the elementary schools in the ward areas of Tokyo, urban districts of Tokyo, Nagoya city, and Osaka city were linked with meteorological data of relevant areas in order to research the relation between accidents occurring at elementary schools and the weather conditions of the region where that elementary school is located. The data of accidents of elementary schools were obtained from the NAASH (National Agency for the Advancement of Sports and Health), and the period of analysis was set as 5 years from 2005 to 2009. The data of accidents linked with meteorological data were classified for each level of the outside temperature at the time of occurrence of the accident. From this the relation of the outside temperature and the occurrence rate of accidents were determined. With considering the seasonal variations of when children become more active, the method of compensating the occurrence rate of accidents in classrooms and gymnasiums with the occurrence rate of accidents during the time of physical education in schoolyards was proposed. It was understood that the difference in the rate of air conditioners being placed in classrooms had an effect on the occurrence rate of accidents in the classrooms of elementary schools in target regions. On the other hand, the effect on the occurrence rate of accidents due to differences in the rate of air conditioners being placed were not made clear in gymnasiums that had a low rate of air conditioners being placed.
