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186. The largest percentage of defect is that of vision. The children are sent to an oculist and provided with glasses. With regard to other defects free treatment was offered at the Government Hospitals and the Chinese Public Dispensaries.
187. A large proportion of the Chinese children inspected required some dental treatment. There being no school dentist notices were issued to parents to take their children to private practitioners.
188. Arrangements have been made whereby children suffering from adenoids and enlarged tonsils can receive operative treatment at the Government Hospitals.
189. With regard to home visiting the three nurses paid 184 visits to homes to advise parents regarding the health of their children. Where hospital treatment is necessary the nurse often escorts the patient and the parent to the hospital.
190. In September a small room at the Ellis Kadoorie School was fitted up as a minor ailments clinic. From the opening until the end of the year there were 120 attendances. A number of cases of conjunctivitis and trachoma were treated at the clinic.
191. With regard to infectious diseases the M.O.H. notifies the School Medical Officer of any school cases reported to him. Among the pupils of the British and Anglo-Chinese Schools there were enteric 12 cases, diphtheria 11, chicken-pox 15, measles 5, whooping-cough 5, mumps 3 and scarlet-fever 1. In the vernacular schools much improvement was experienced in notification, the total being 38 cases and 88 contacts. The previous year there were only three notifications. The diseases notified were enteric 18, diphtheria 10, measles 8, smallpox 1, and cerebro-spinal fever 1.
192. Notices were sent out giving advice regarding disinfecting of desks and property of infected children.
193. Respecting school premises and equipment all Government Schools were inspected and reports made. Considerable improvements were effected.
194. The Central British School and the Kowloon Junior School were too crowded. New premises are badly needed for the British children.
195. A most important part of the work done by this branch was the teaching of hygiene. Lectures were given to Vernacular teachers.
196. Hygiene is a compulsory subject for English teachers and courses in this subject have been established at the Education Department's Technical Institute.
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186. The largest percentage of defect is that of vision. The children are sent to an oculist and provided with glasses. With regard to other defects free treatment was offered at the Govern- ment Hospitals and the Chinese Public Dispensaries.
187. A large proportion of the Chinese children inspected required some dental treatment. There being no school dentist notices were issued to parents to take their children to private practitioners.
188. Arrangements have been made whereby children suffer- ing from adenoids and enlarged tonsils can receive operative treat- ment at the Government Hospitals.
189. With regard to home visiting the three nurses paid 184 visits to homes to advise parents regarding the health of their children. Where hospital treatment is necessary the nurse often escorts the patient and the parent to the hospital.
190. In September a small room at the Ellis Kadoorie School was fitted up as a minor ailments clinic. From the opening until the end of the year there were 120 attendances. A number of cases of conjunctivitis and trachoma were treated at the clinic.
191. With regard to infectious diseases the M.O.H. notifies the School Medical Officer of any school cases reported to him. Among the pupils of the British and Anglo-Chinese Schools there were enteric 12 cases, diphtheria 11, chicken-pox 15, measles 5, whooping-cough 5, mumps 3 and scarlet-fever 1. In the verna- cular schools much improvement was experienced in notification, the total being 38 cases and 88 contacts. The previous year there were only three notifications. The diseases notified were enteric 18, diphtheria 10, measles 8, smallpox 1, and cerebro-spinal fever 1.
192. Notices were sent out giving advice regarding disinfect- ing of desks and property of infected children.
193. Respecting school premises and equipment all Govern- ment Schools were inspected and reports made. Considerable improvements were effected.
194. The Central British School and the Kowloon Junior School were too crowded. New premises are badly needed for the British children.
195. A most important part of the work done by this branch was the teaching of hygiene. Lectures were given to Vernacular teachers.
196. Hygiene is a compulsory subject for English teachers and courses in this subject have been established at the Education Department's Technical Institute.
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