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189. Health instruction to serve any useful purpose must arouse and retain the interest of those for whom it is intended. With regard to the masses little of practical value can be accomplished without the active assistance of the mothers of the families, and the quickest and surest way of obtaining the confidence of the mothers is through health centres where free medical advice and treatment form the primary attraction and where the mothers make the acquaintance of tactful and sympathetic nurses who also act as home visitors. The second best means of influencing the mother is through the school clinic where her children are medically examined by the doctor and school nurse and where opportunity is taken to add propaganda to advice.

## TRAINING OF SANITARY PERSONNEL

190. The Medical Officers of Health hold classes and give lectures. Courses in chemistry, physics and sanitary engineering were held at the Technical Institute of the Education Department. At the Bacteriological Institute elementary instruction in bacteriology and mosquitology is given to sanitary inspectors.

191. Hong Kong is an examining centre for the Royal Sanitary Institute, and every year examinations are held for the Sanitary Inspector's Certificate and the Sanitary Science Certificate. Candidates come from Shanghai to take these examinations. The results of the last test were very satisfactory.

## SCHOOL HYGIENE

192. The Ordinances which apply to school hygiene are the Education Ordinance 1913 and the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance 1903. The former is administered by the Education Department and the latter by the Sanitary Department. To some extent the two overlap.

193. Exempted schools, viz., Government schools, Military schools and schools exempted by the Governor-in-Council are not subject to the provisions of the Education Ordinance and Government schools and Military schools are exempt from the provisions of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance in so far as construction and alterations are concerned.

194. There is a tendency in some quarters to look upon school hygiene as a special branch of public health which should be administered apart from the general public health administration. This is a mistake. School hygiene forms an inseparable part of general public health and though there are aspects of the work which are best done by officers specially qualified, this should not be used as an argument for confining all matters relating to sanitation and the prevention of disease among school children to a particular body dealing exclusively with schools.

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M 50- 189. Health instruction to serve any useful purpose must arouse and retain the interest of those for whom it is intended. With regard to the masses little of practical value can be accomplished without the active assistance of the mothers of the families, and the quickest and surest way of obtaining the confidence of the mothers is through health centres where free medical advice and treatment form the primary attraction and where the mothers make the acquaintance of tactful and sympathetic nurses who also act as home visitors. The second best means of influencing the mother is through the school clinic where her children are medically examined by the doctor and school nurse and where opportunity is taken to add propaganda to advice. ## TRAINING OF SANITARY PERSONNEL 190. The Medical Officers of Health hold classes and give lectures. Courses in chemistry, physics and sanitary engineering were held at the Technical Institute of the Education Department. At the Bacteriological Institute elementary instruction in bacteriology and mosquitology is given to sanitary inspectors. 191. Hong Kong is an examining centre for the Royal Sanitary Institute, and every year examinations are held for the Sanitary Inspector's Certificate and the Sanitary Science Certificate. Candidates come from Shanghai to take these examinations. The results of the last test were very satisfactory. ## SCHOOL HYGIENE 192. The Ordinances which apply to school hygiene are the Education Ordinance 1913 and the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance 1903. The former is administered by the Education Department and the latter by the Sanitary Department. To some extent the two overlap. 193. Exempted schools, viz., Government schools, Military schools and schools exempted by the Governor-in-Council are not subject to the provisions of the Education Ordinance and Government schools and Military schools are exempt from the provisions of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance in so far as construction and alterations are concerned. 194. There is a tendency in some quarters to look upon school hygiene as a special branch of public health which should be administered apart from the general public health administration. This is a mistake. School hygiene forms an inseparable part of general public health and though there are aspects of the work which are best done by officers specially qualified, this should not be used as an argument for confining all matters relating to sanitation and the prevention of disease among school children to a particular body dealing exclusively with schools.

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M 50- 189. Health instruction to serve any useful purpose must arouse and return the interest of those for whom it is intended. With regard to the masses little of practical value can be ac- complished without the active assistance of the mothers of the families, and the quickest and surest way of obtaining the con- fidence of the mothers is through health centres where free medical advice and treatment form the primary attraction and where the mothers make the acquaintance of tactful and sym- pathetic nurses who also act as home visitors. The second best means of influencing the mother is through the school clinic where her children are medically examined by the doctor and school nurse and where opportunity is taken to add propaganda to advice. TRAINING OF SANITARY PERSONNEL. 190. The Medical Officers of Health hold classes and give lectures. Courses in chemistry, physics and sanitary engineering were held at the Technical Institute of the Education Depart- ment. At the Bacteriological Institute elementary instruction in bacteriology and mosquitology is given to sanitary inspectors. 191. Hong Kong is an examining centre for the Royal Sanitary Institute, and every year examinations are held for the Sanitary Inspector's Certificate and the Sanitary Science Certi- ficate. Candidates come from Shanghai to take these examina- tions. The results of the last test were very satisfactory. SCHOOL HYGIENE. 192. The Ordinances which apply to school hygiene are the Education Ordinance 1913 and the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance 1903. The former is administered by the Education Department and the latter by the Sanitary Department. To some extent the two overlap. 193. Exempted schools, viz., Government schools, Military schools and schools exempted by the Governor-in-Council are not subject to the provisions of the Education Ordinance and Government schools and Military schools are exempt from the provisions of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance in so far as construction and alterations are concerned. 194. There is a tendency in some quarters to look upon school hygiene as a special branch of public health which should be administered apart from the general public health administra- tion. This is a mistake. School hygiene forms an inseparable part of general public health and though there are aspects of the work which are best done by officers specially qualified, this should not be used as an argument for confining all matters relat- ing to sanitation and the prevention of disease among school children to a particular body dealing exclusively with schools.

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189. Health instruction to serve any useful purpose must arouse and return the interest of those for whom it is intended. With regard to the masses little of practical value can be ac- complished without the active assistance of the mothers of the families, and the quickest and surest way of obtaining the con- fidence of the mothers is through health centres where free medical advice and treatment form the primary attraction and where the mothers make the acquaintance of tactful and sym- pathetic nurses who also act as home visitors. The second best means of influencing the mother is through the school clinic where her children are medically examined by the doctor and school nurse and where opportunity is taken to add propaganda to advice.

TRAINING OF SANITARY PERSONNEL.

190. The Medical Officers of Health hold classes and give lectures. Courses in chemistry, physics and sanitary engineering were held at the Technical Institute of the Education Depart- ment. At the Bacteriological Institute elementary instruction in bacteriology and mosquitology is given to sanitary inspectors.

191. Hong Kong is an examining centre for the Royal Sanitary Institute, and every year examinations are held for the Sanitary Inspector's Certificate and the Sanitary Science Certi- ficate. Candidates come from Shanghai to take these examina- tions. The results of the last test were very satisfactory.

SCHOOL HYGIENE.

194. There is a tendency in some quarters to look upon school hygiene as a special branch of public health which should be administered apart from the general public health administra- tion. This is a mistake. School hygiene forms an inseparable part of general public health and though there are aspects of the work which are best done by officers specially qualified, this should not be used as an argument for confining all matters relat- ing to sanitation and the prevention of disease among school children to a particular body dealing exclusively with schools.

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