213. In practice the Sanitary Department reports on the condition of the house and if declared sanitary the Secretary of Chinese Affairs, if he be satisfied, registers it and licenses the keeper.
214. As mentioned above Boarding House includes a Common Lodging House. Over 700 Chinese Boarding House licences have been issued by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. They vary in class from 3rd class lodging houses to 1st class hotels.
School Hygiene.
215. According to the Census the number of persons between five and fifteen years of age was 141,709. The number of schools under inspection by the Education Department was 1,063 and the number of school children 57,301.
216. The School Inspection Branch of the Medical Department consists of:-
Lady Medical Officer 1 Chinese Medical Officer 1 School Nurses 3217.
Class of School No. No. of Pupils on roll Government Schools (English) 21 5,245 (Vernacular) 40 6,617 Grant in aid Schools (English) 12 1,201 (Vernacular) 302 24,498 Subsidised Schools (Vernacular) 296 27,558 Unaided Schools (English) 20 120 (Vernacular) 161 1932 Total 1,059 57,301 1932 1931218.
1932 1931 Schools inspected 17 21 Entrants examined 1,078 1,525 Defects found 581 706 Per cent defects in British Schools 35.7 Per cent defects in Anglo-Chinese Schools 53.9 46.9 Reinspection of Children found to be defective Year reinspected No. No. improved Percentage improved British 1932 121 47 38.8 per cent. 1931 140 65 46.4 Anglo-Chinese 1932 943 519 55.03 1931 1,354 633 46.07