A recent inspection of 50 schools in Georgetown found various public health defects, according to the Mayor and City Council.
Public Relations Officer Royston King, of the Mayor and City Council, said in a press release yesterday that a number of the 50 schools in Georgetown that were inspected were found to have various public health defects.
At its last statutory meeting on Monday, the Georgetown City Council received the report of the City Public Health Department for March this year, which stated that officers of the Environmental Health Section carried out the schools inspection.
Both Secondary and Primary schools were inspected during the exercise.
According to the release, there were public health defects such as the presence of overgrowths within the compound, heavily silted surface drains, inadequate refuse storage facilities, dirty and smelly sanitary toilet facilities, and insanitary conditions around drinking water taps.
These defects were brought to the attention of the respective head teachers and some of the defects have since been corrected, it added.
Meanwhile, the Mayor and City Council is calling on the competent authorities to ensure the integrity of the schools and the health and well-being of the children.
