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SCHOOLS.
Id this district there are 13 public elementary schools of which
3 are modern, the remainder being for the most part old and
lacking in good sanitary conditions.
During the year detailed inspections were made of the sanitary
arrangements provided in each school, and a summary of the defects
found is included in the report of the School Medical Service.
FOOD.
During the War, the inspection of food premises had necessarily
to be curtailed, owing to shortage of staff. In the course of the
year under report, regular inspection of these places took place.
The following is an extract from the records :—
No. of
Inspections
made.
Meat 307
Fish 205
Provisions 145
Greengroceries and Fruit 399
Hawkers' Food Stuffs 184
Milk.
No material change has been observed during the past year
in the conditions under which cow-keeping and milk vending are
carried on in the district. 104 inspections were carried out in
respect of dairies and milkshops.
The Milk (Mothers and Children) Order, 1919, has been
administered by the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee, and
381 grants have been made. Milk was granted, either free or at
reduced rates, to expectant and nursing mothers, and to children
up to the age of five years on a graduated scale according to the
family income.
Meat.
The Memorandum of Instructions issued by the Ministry of
Health on the subject of the Annual Report specifies that reference
should be made to—