Report of the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services / [Ceylon].

  • Ceylon. Civil Medical Department.
Date:
[1938]
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    Table X. Health Education. Province. Western Central Southern . . Northern . . Eastern North-Central North-Western Eva Saba ragamuwa No. of Training Classes. JV_ No. of (- Commenced. V Completed. trained. 11 . . 11 . . 454 9 5 . . 199 6 4 . . 301 9 7 . . 198 4 — 96 4 3 ! . 116 9 5 . . 213 Total . . 52 . . 35 . . 1,577 The following tables show' the routine health education procedures and health instructions and other activities connected w ith Health Education carried out in the schools in the different provinces. Table XI. Number of Schools carrying out Procedure. Health Education Total. Procedures. W.P. C.P. S.P. N.P. E.P. N.-C.P. N.-W.P. Uva. Sab. 1938. 1937. 1. Daily morning inspection 938 . . 339. 390. 337. . 127. 29.. 402. . 15.. 360. 2,937. 2,315 2. Scoring of health habit booklet 565. . 246. 196 105. 62. 13. . 275.. 11.. 205. 1,678. 1,068 3. Weighing and measuring 533.. 175. 116. 61. 32. 11. . 219. . 13.. 215. . 1,375. 863 4. Use of handkerchief 441. . 134. 109. 52. 2. 11.. 171. . 7.. 131. . 1,058. 628 5. Proper storage of drinking water 521. . 232. 175. 272. 33. 13.. 255. . 11.. 137. . 1,649. 1,072 6. Use of individual drinking cup .. 461. . 93. . 127. 72. 14. . 18.. 199. . 7.. 112.. 1,103. 612 / . Pupil participation, &c. . 718. . 241. 295. 192. 88. 25. 00 rN co 15.. 268. 2,170. 1,293 8. Midday meals 200. . 70. 110. 188. 43. 24. 162. . 4.. 72. 873. 465 9. Health clubs 84. . 3. 34. 28. 1. •—. . 15 .. — .. 20. . 185. 85 10. Organized play 720. . 234. . 291. 232 94 25. . 328. . 16. . 306. 2,246. 1,664 Table XII. Number of Schools carrying out Instruction. Health Instruction. WT.P. C.P. S.P. N.P. E.P. N.-C.P. N.-W.P. Uva. Sab. Total. 1938. 1937. 1. Direct teaching 852. 250. 342. . 357.. 82 19. . 278.. 16. . 330.. 2,526. . 1,825 2. Teaching by correlation 568. . 198. 221. . 128.. 63 13. . 184.. 12. . 254.. 1,641. . 1,066 3. Posters, scrapbooks, &c. 416. . 127. . 139. . 66.. 32 7. . 166.. 6. . 160.. 1,119. . 660 4. Dramatization 154. . 21. 33. . 30. . 7 6. 28. . 2 46. . 327. . 146 5. Health Songs and debates 179. . 32. . 72. . 75.. 31 . — . 21.. 5. 48. . 463. . 300 6. Field visits 285.. 118. 97. . 74.. 54 5. 67. . 2. . 153.. 855. . 568 Table XIII Other Activities. W.P. C.P. S.P. N.P. E.P. N.-C.P. N.-W'.P. Uva. Sab. Tota I. 1938. 1937. J. Parent Teachers’ Associ¬ ation 238. . 39.. in.. 154.. 11 __ 83. . 2. 97.. 735.. 436 2. School Health Demon¬ stration 121. . 2 34. . 53.. 23 5.. 5. 34. . 277. . 78 Compared with the figures for the previous year it would be observed that con¬ siderable progress has been made with regard to the health education procedures and health instructions.