School clinics are much needed, and one hopes for their establishment later. A larger number of British parents are coming each year for interviews and advice, having been accustomed to the Medical Service in Schools in England. Only a few Chinese parents attended inspections, but now that health visiting has begun, there is no doubt that more interest will be taken.
Whooping Cough. A brisk epidemic of this disease occurred during the months January to June—cases occurring in all the British Schools, varying in numbers from 1 at Central British School to 14 at Victoria British School and 22 at the Peak School. Closure, complete and partial, was made but closure tends to have little effect when children are allowed to meet at play and at various entertainments out of school.
In many cases children's first signs of illness are noticed earlier in class than at home. For the comfort of parents it might be said that the infections common here, measles, whooping cough, chickenpox, mumps, diphtheria, run a much milder course in this sunny climate than at home, chest or other complications being rarely seen.
Two teachers were quarantined during the year on account of illness among their own children.
Cases of Chickenpox, Diphtheria, Mumps and Typhoid were also reported upon by the Medical Officer for Schools.
Tuberculosis is of very grave importance in the Colony.
We are trying to prevent all spitting on school premises, and to dispense with spittoons in boarding-schools, but progress in this direction is necessarily slow where the habit is so constant in the streets.
Schools of a more open air type are gradually coming into being, and this is one step in the right direction.
Nutrition. It has not been possible to make any advance in data this year. As was foreshadowed in last year's report, our results are not so far above average as they seemed—the English standard has definitely improved within the time since the reports we had for comparison were published.
Efforts are made to impress on children the value of a clean tuck shop, and of a meal between morning and afternoon study. Where playgrounds are provided and boys go on from school to games, this is particularly necessary. A few school tuckshops give opportunity for a nutritious cooked meal being taken.
Hygiene is now a compulsory subject in each year of the Teachers' Course of the Technical Institute, and is also entering as an essential part into the educational course at the University.
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School clinics are much needed, and one hopes for their establishment later. A larger number of British parents are coming each year for interviews and advice, having been accus- tomed to the Medical Service in Schools in England. Only a few Chinese parents attended inspections, but now that health visiting has begun, there is no doubt that more interest will be taken.
Whooping Cough. A brisk epidemic of this disease occurred during the months January to June-cases occurring in all the British Schools, varying in numbers from 1 at Central British School to 14 at Victoria British School and 22 at the Peak School. Closure, complete and partial, was made but closure tends to have little effect when children are allowed to meet at play and at various entertainments out of school. In
In many cases children's first signs of illness are noticed earlier in class than at home. For the comfort of parents it might be said that the infections common here, measles, whooping cough, chicken- pox, mumps, diphtheria, run a much milder course in this sunny climate than at home, chest or other complications being rarely
seen.
Two teachers were quarantined during the year on account of illness among their own children.
Cases of Chickenpox, Diphtheria, Mumps and Typhoid were also reported upon by the Medical Officer for Schools.
Tuberculosis is of very grave importance in the Colony.
We are trying to prevent all spitting on school premises, and to dispense with spittoons in boarding-schools, but progress in this direction is necessarily slow where the habit is so constant in the streets.
Schools of a more open air type are gradually coming into being, and this is one step in the right direction.
Nutrition. It has not been possible to make any advance in data this year. As was foreshadowed in last year's report, our results are not so over average as they seemed the English standard has definitely improved within the time since the reports we had. for comparison were published.
Efforts are made to impress on children the value of a clean tuck shop, and of a meal between morning and afternoon study. Where playgrounds are provided and boys go on from school to games, this is particularly necessary. A few school tuckshops give opportunity for a nutritious cooked meal being taken.
Hygiene is now a compulsory subject in each year of the Teachers' Course of theTechnical Institute, and is also entering as an essential part" into the educational course at the Univer- sity.
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