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SCHOOLS.
There are eight Public Elementary Schools and two
Secondary Schools. These are supplied by the Public Water
Supply, and all have adequate and modern Sanitary arrragcments.
On the occurrence of any infectious disease, a careful watch is
kept upon the schools, and, as occasion requires, classes are
examined by me.
All contacts are excluded from School Attendance, and
there is always close co-operation maintained between the Public
Health Department and the School Authorities.
In consequence of an outbreak of Scarlet Fever amongst the
children in the infants' department of one of the Elementary
Schools a section of this department was closed for 14 days at
the end of October.
Medical Inspection under the Education Act, 1907.
The County Medical Officer is the School Medical Officer for
this District, and organises and supervises the work. The
inspections are earried out by an Assistant Medical Officer.
Arrangements for these visits are made beforehand, and the
parents are summoned to them