DANGER IN PLASTICINE
MEDICAL OFFICER WARNS SCHOOL AUTHORITIES MENACE IN DRINKING CUPS In a lengthy report upon the disinfection requirements of public schools, which was submitted to the Takapuna Borough Council last evening, the district medical officer of health, Ur. H. Chesson, mentioned that the use of plasticine by school children was a particularly dangerous practice. Also, as far as possible, no books, pencils, pens or other material should he used in common. Each child should have its own working material kept separate. Common drinking cups should be avoided, or else the school fountain should be so arranged that no drinking receptacle would be necessary.
Dr. Cliesson concluded by observing that it could be taken as a general principle that soap and water, and the liberal use of a scrubbing brush, combined with sunlight and fresh air, formed the best combination for the disinfection of public schoolrooms.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1008, 26 June 1930, Page 20
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