July 15, 2005
Mrs. Rita Africa
School Principal
Central Elementary School
Sta. Rosa, Balanga City
Dear Mrs. Africa:
Based on an inspection trip conducted by Dr. Jose Aquino, School Physician, and Mr. Chelo Castro, School Nurse, at the School Canteen at the Central Elementary School last June 2005, the following recommendations are hereby proposed:
- Wearing of uniforms, hairnets and aprons at the kitchen crew;
- Repair and/or replacement of tiles at the lavatory;
- Restoration of the cooking area near the rear windows for proper ventilation;
- Construction of cupboards and cabinets for kitchen utensils and racks for casseroles and cooking pans;
- Installation of permanent sockets and power outlets;
- Transfer of soft drinks cylinders away from the comfort rooms;
- Provision of pail or containers with cover for left-over food;
- Adequate and sanitary space or area for food preparation, specially for raw food;
- Empty bottles and other disposable containers should be discarded at once;
- Improvement of the comfort room (construction of a roof and installation of an exhaust fan);
- Regular cleaning of soft drink coolers and ref;
- Screening of the school canteen;
- Weekly general cleaning; and
- Regular disinfection with Domex or Lysol disinfectants
The recommendations, once implemented, shall redown to the prevention of diseases among students and other users of the canteen, as well as the upliftment of the health and sanitary conditions at the school canteen.
Sincerely yours,
Dr. Jose Aquino
School Physician