Physical training has been somewhat increased in the schools.
Domestic Science may be offered for the Junior and Senior Locals, but is apt to be treated as a "book learning" subject, and cookery, housecraft, and infant welfare is taken practically in very few schools.
School Nurse's Work.-This, by our trained nurse Miss Sham Yan Lim, has been much increased in usefulness this year.
She has visited 105 homes, from which children who were found to have some remediable defect, came to school. Many of the parents were unwilling to take steps towards remedying unhealthy conditions, but in a large number of cases, mothers were glad to have an opportunity of getting information which might help them to make healthier homes. In only one case was Nurse refused admittance.
Lectures, with and without lantern slide illustration, have been given, chiefly by Nurse, a few by the Medical Officer to a vernacular school, a young amahs' class, and one or two other gatherings where health is being discussed.
Our senior girls are being encouraged to join the Nursing division of St. John Ambulance Brigade, and Girl Guide work is gaining ground, and improving health, in several of the schools.
All Government Schools (Anglo-Chinese and British) were inspected during the year. Various improvements have been made, usually in the form of better lighting, better patterns or grading of desks, and improved flushing or cleaning of latrines.
Sanitary arrangements, cloakrooms, lavatories, and latrines, are receiving more attention as parts of school premises not less important to education than classrooms.
Half yearly inspection of eleven Grant Schools were made, particular attention being paid to dormitories and rooms of boarders.
Various improvements of premises have been carried out, chiefly in the direction of more light, more air, more space, and more exercise.
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Physical training has been somewhat increased in the schools.
Domestic Science may be offered for the Junior and Senior Locals, but is apt to be treated as a "book learning" subject, and cookery, housecraft, and infant welfare is taken practically in very few schools.
School Nurse's Work.-This, by our trained nurse Miss Sham Yan Lim, has been much increased in usefulness this year.
She has visited 105 homes, from which children who were found to have some remediable defect, came to school. Many of the parents were unwilling to take steps towards remedying unhealthy conditions, but in a large number of cases, mothers were glad to have an opportunity of getting information which might help them to make healthier homes. In only one case was Nurse refused admittance.
Lectures, with and without lantern slide illustration, have been given, chiefly by Nurse, a few by the Medical Officer to a vernacular school, a young amahs' class, and one or two other gatherings where health is being discussed.
Our senior girls are being encouraged to join the Nursing division of St. John Ambulance Brigade, and Girl Guide work is gaining ground, and improving health, in several of the schools.
All Government Schools (Anglo-Chinese and British) were inspected during the year. Various improvements have been made, usually in the form of better lighting, better patterns or grading of desks, and improved flushing or cleaning of latrines.
Sanitary arrangements, cloakrooms, lavatories, and latrines, are receiving more attention as parts of school premises not less important to education than classrooms.
Half yearly inspection of eleven Grant Schools were made, particular attention being paid to dormitories and rooms of boarders.
Various improvements of premises have been carried out, chiefly in the direction of more light, more air, more space, and more exercise".
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