CHAPTER XXVII 

 SCHOOL HYGIENE 



1. What should be done to make the school 

 building a healthful place in which to stay ? 



2. What sort of physical defects are found 

 among school children ? 



In recent years people have come to realize that it is most 

 important that the school shall look after the health of the 

 children, because success both in school and outside de- 

 pends largely on health. So we find to-day special atten- 

 tion is being given to the health of school children. School 

 doctors and nurses are employed to examine children and to 

 remedy defects of eyes; ears, nose, throat, and teeth. In 

 this chapter reference will be made to two lines of work 

 being carried .on in the interest of the children's health : 

 first, the provision of sanitary schoolrooms in which the 

 child works ; and second, the medical inspection of children 

 to find and remedy defects and sickness. 



Lighting the schoolroom. In the construction of the 

 schoolhouse, lighting is one of the important things to con- 

 sider. Plenty of light in a room is necessary for the best 

 health as well as for the cheerfulness of the room. Improper 

 methods of lighting seriously injure the eyes. The follow- 

 ing points need to be considered : first, the amount of light ; 

 second, the direction from which it comes; and third, the 

 height of the window from the floor. 



In general the amount of window space should be from 

 one sixth to one fourth of the floor space. During the 

 winter there is less light than in the fall and spring, and there 



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