5. The provision of free spectacles has been greatly extended since 1935 by the introduction of a scheme by which, first the Grant Schools, and then certain Vernacular inspected schools were enabled to obtain them. In 1936 it was found possible to supply all entrants to the lowest class in Grant schools with free spectacles if required, provided the school made arrangements for eye inspection to be carried out by a qualified Medical Practitioner and the prescriptions for spectacles to be given by a qualified ophthalmologist. At the end of 1936 all the Grant schools had joined the scheme as a result of which nearly 12,000 pupils were being periodically examined for eye defects.
6. During the year a total of 6,186 medical examinations were made in 19 Government Schools. 1,958 entrants were inspected, of whom 1,108 were found to have defects.
7. The treatment of defects is undertaken at three general and two special clinics. The attendance during the period under review were as follows:-
Ellis Kadoorie General clinic 1,479. Violet Peel Health Centre clinic 525. Yaumati General clinic 617. Special clinic for visual disorders 382. Special clinic for ear, nose & throat 262. 3,265.8. The school nurses, in addition to helping at inspections and at the clinics, paid 205 visits to the homes of pupils, the visits being concerned with giving advice to parents or guardians.
9. When notified by the Education Authorities officers of the School Hygiene branch inspect premises proposed for school purposes and report on the suitability for registration. 432 inspections were carried out during the year.
10. A new set of proposed regulations for Hygiene and Sanitation for schools is at present under consideration.
11. Hygiene is one of the subjects in the curriculum of all schools, and questions on this subject are now incorporated in the science papers of the School Certificate examination. In the Teachers Classes of the Evening Institute all students are required to study and be examined in Hygiene. Hygiene is also included in the course for graduate teachers at the University of Hong Kong.
(b) Games and School Hostels.
12. The regulations of the Education Department require that at least one hour per week shall be devoted to physical education exclusive of organised games. With the standardisation of the length of periods throughout Government schools this has become, in effect, a minimum of one hour and twenty minutes. Grant-in-Aid schools are required to devote at least two periods weekly to physical training.
13. Despite difficulties due to lack of suitable accommodation, of apparatus, and of playing fields, and in addition, to the fact that in the case of the Chinese pupil, any systematic exercise previous to entering a Government school has been, in the past, almost non-existent, good progress has been made in the teaching of the subject.
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5. The provision of free spectacles has been greatly extended since 1935 by the introduction of a scheme by which, first the Grant Schools, and then certain Vernacular inspected schools were enabled to obtain them. In 1936 it was found possible to supply all entrants to the lowest class in Grant schools with free spectacles if required, provided the school made arrangements for eye inspection to be carried out by a qualified Medical Practitioner and the prescriptions for spectacles to be given by a qualified opthalmologist. At the end of 1936 all the Grant schools had joined the scheme as a result of which nearly 12,000 pupils were being periodically examined for eye defects.
6. During the year a total of 6,186 medical examinations were made in 19 Government Schools. 1,958 entrants were inspected, of whom 1,108 were found to have defects.
7. The treatment of defects is undertaken at three general and two special clinics. The attendance during the period under review were as follows:-
Ellis Kadoorie General clinic
Violet Peel Health Centre clinic
Yaumati General clinic
Special clinic for visual disorders
Special clinic for ear, nose & throat
1,479.
525.
617.
382.
262.
3,265.
8.
The school nurses, in addition to helping at inspections and at the clinics, paid 205 visits to the homes of pupils, the visits being concerned with giving advice to parents or guardians.
9. When notified by the Education Authorities officers of the School Hygiene branch inspect premises proposed for school purposes and report on the suitability for registration. 432 inspections were carried out during the year.
10. A new set of proposed regulations for Hygiene and Sanitation for schools is at present under consideration.
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11. Hygiene is one of the subjects in the curriculum of all schools, and questions on this subject are now incorpororated in the science papers of the School Certificate examination. In the Teachers Classes of the Evening Institute all students are required to study and be examined in Hygiene. Hygiene is also included in the course for graduate teachers at the University of Hong Kong.
(b) Games and School Hostels.
12. The regulations of the Education Department require that at least one hour per week shall be devoted to physical education exclusive of organised games. With the standardisation of the length of periods throughout Government schools this has become, in effect, a minimum of one hour and twenty minutes. Grant-in-Aid schools are required to devote at least two periods weekly to physical training.
13. Despite difficulties due to lack of suitable accommodation, of apparatus, and of playing fields, and in addition, to the fact that in the case of the Chinese pupil, any systematic exercise previous to entering a Government school has been, in the past, almost non-existent, good progress has been made in the teaching of the subject
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