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Schools.
There are 49 Council Schools, and 12 Non-Provided Schools,
comprising: 166 Departments. The accommodation available is
58,352.
In addition there are two Schools for Mentally and Physically
Defective Children, two Centres for the Deaf, one Open-Air Day
School, and one Residential Open-Air School, and two Nursery
Schools, each to accommodate 120 children.
The School Medical Service is administered by the Chief
School Medical Officer (who is also the Medical Officer of Health)
with a whole-time staff of a Chief Assistant School Medical Officer,
6 Assistant Medical Officers, 5 Dental Surgeons, 28 Nurses, and
9 Clerks.
During the year the following improvements were carried
out:—
Provision of new Handicraft Room and Domestic Science
Room.
Domestic Science Rooms modernised and two new
Science Rooms provided.
Erection of a Domestic Centre, Practical Room and
Handicraft Centre.
Provision of a new room for reading or marginal purposes,
by conversion of a cloak-room.
Hot water supply to lavatory basins.
Remodelling of latrines at two schools, and provision of
additional lavatory accommodation at two special
schools.
Provision of shelters at two Dining Centres.
Nine Schools re-decorated externally; eight Schools and
a Clinic re-decorated internally.
Re-dressing and tar-paving of playgrounds of ninteen
Schools.
Removal of galleries, and floor planing at several
Schools.
At two non-provided Schools substantial alterations and
improvements have been carried out.
With regard to the prevention of the spread of infectious
disease, the Medical Officer of Health on receiving information of
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