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School Hygiene.—A detailed sanitary survey is made by
the Medical Inspector at the conclusion of the medical inspection
of individual departments. Any recommendations
made are then forwarded to your Director of Education.
The Engineer and Surveyor has furnished a full list of the
more important work carried out at the schools during 1935,
and the following are some of the items:—
Exterior and interior renovations at one school.
Exterior renovations at eight schools.
Interior renovations at two schools and all the feeding
•centres.
Limewhiting to out-offices at all schools.
Removal of stepped and sloping galleries in classrooms at
eleven schools.
Heating improvements at six schools.
Removal of defective plastered ceilings and re-instatement
with plaster board at four schools.
Improvement to kitchen equipment at Nursery School.
Indoor W.C.s for staff at two schools.
Various sanitary improvements at seven schools.
Floor planing at eleven schools.
Extension of galleries at three schools.
Provision of non-slip and cleansed surfaces at three
schools.
Provision of hot water supply to lavatory basins at three
schools.
Reviewing the hygienic conditions of the schools generally,
the standard is well above that usually found in urban areas.
Ventilation, lighting, heating, equipment and sanitation are
generally satisfactory.
Building operations at the new open-air school at Hala
End were .begun in October, 1935.
4. MEDICAL INSPECTION.
No change has been made from that adopted in previous
years in the method of selection of children for inspection.
The age groups of the children inspected have been those
defined under the three code groups of the Board of Education.