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Increased facilities for the cooling of sealskins were provided in 

 washhouse B b}^ the installation of 10 new tanks, leaving space for 

 5 additional tanks to be supplied as required. The present equipment 

 consists of 12 tanks, 2 of which are old, the combined capacity- 

 affording cooling space for 6,700 skins at one time. 



A cement floor, 54 by 100 feet, Avas laid in the garage, and electrical 

 equipment was improved by the installation of a 5-kw unit to replace 

 the worn-out Edison batteries. 



/St. George Island. — A cement foundation and basement frame- 

 work for a new schoolhouse were constructed early in the season, 

 but lack of material prevented completion of the building this year. 



The watchmen's house at Zapadni was replaced with a new build- 

 ing, which also provides housing for the men who ma}^ be engaged 

 annually in sealing and foxing activities at that point. 



The water supply of the village, being inadequate for the needs 

 of the community, was augmented by the addition of a 40,000-gallon 

 tank built out of staves salvaged from several tanks that collapsed 

 on St. Paul Island years ago. 



New electrical equipment was provided by the purchase and in- 

 stallation of a 2-kw automatic unit and a 12-kw manual controlled 

 unit. The smaller unit supplies current for the lighting of the 

 dwellings of the white personnel on the island, while the larger unit 

 produces enough current to light all the houses of the natives. 



On December 31, 1933, the total native population on St. Paul 

 Island was 242, including 12 persons temporarily absent from the 

 island, of whom 5 were on St. George Island, 1 in Seattle, and 6 in 

 Unalaska. Births numbered 15, deaths 3, and permanent departures 

 3, leaving a net increase in population of 9. 



On the same date, the census of St. George Island showed a 

 population of 157 natives, including one who was temporarily 

 residing elsewhere. The net increase for the year was 4, there being 

 8 births and 4 deaths in 1933. 



The total population on both islands at the end of 1933 was 399, 

 an increase of 13 over the total for 1932. 



MEDICAL SERVICE 



The Pribilof Islands were provided with medical service by the 

 employment of two physicians, one for each island. Dental service 

 was also given to the natives for the greater part of the year, but 

 due to a shortage of funds the dentists had to be released, although 

 much remained to be done. Aside from ailments caused by poor 

 teeth, the health of the natives and the sanitary conditions on both 

 islands were good. 



SCHOOLS 



Due to the untimely resignation on September 10, 1932, of the 

 scliool-teachers on St. Paul Island, school was not opened until 

 other teachers reached the island on Januar}^ 7, 1933. It was closed 



