24 Health and Sanitation This chapter covers health, sanitation, injuries and diseases, and medical institutions. The section on health contains statistics on intake of nutrition and physique and physical fitness, etc. The section on sanitation contains statistics on environmental health facilities and health business. The section on injuries and diseases contains statistics on disease contraction, medical treatment and causes of deaths of the Japanese people. The section on medical institutions contains statistics on medical and pharmaceutical institutions and persons engaged in these institutions. National Health and Nutrition Survey This survey has been conducted annually by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare with the aim to clarify the physical conditions, intake of nutrition, etc. and lifestyle of the people as well as to obtain basic data for comprehensive public health promotion. The survey, conducted in November, covers households and their members (1 year old or older) within the districts selected at random from the survey districts of Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions. Intake of nutrition The intake of nutrition is calculated, according to the Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan 2015 (Seventh Revised Version) etc. from the results of a survey of foodstuff taken by the selected households in an ordinary day of nutritional intake, avoiding Sunday, public holidays and ceremonial occasions. School Health Examination Survey (Fundamental Statistical Survey) This survey has been conducted annually by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology with the aim to clarify conditions of growth and health of pupils and students of schools. This survey is based on the health examination regularly conducted at schools. The survey, conducted from April to June every year, is a sample survey covering pupils and students of 5 years through 17 years of age enrolled in kindergartens, elementary schools, lower secondary schools, compulsory education schools, upper secondary schools, secondary schools, and integrated centres for early childhood education and care. Physical Strength Test This survey has been conducted annually since 1964 by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in order to clarify the present conditions of the national physical fitness and physical ability and to obtain basic data for instructing physical education or sports and for administrative works. The survey, conducted annually from May to October, is a sampling survey covering pupils and students attending public elementary, lower secondary and upper secondary schools, male students at national technical colleges, female students at public and private junior colleges, and national colleges and universities as well as working adult of 20 years through 64 years old and elderly persons 65 years through 79 years old. Report on Public Health Administration and Services The Report on Public Health Administration and Services is compiled by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in order to clarify the actual performances of sanitation administration in the prefectures, the designated cities and the core cities and to obtain basic data for public health administration. The report is compiled every year based on the annual reports from prefectures, designated cities and core cities. However, the following paramedical workers are surveyed every two years: Massage and shiatsu practitioners, acupuncturists, moxibustion practitioners, judo therapists, dental hygienists, dental technicians, public health nurses, midwives, registered nurses, and practical nurses. Report on Regional Public Health Services and Health Promotion Services This report is compiled annually by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to clarify the development of health care policy based on regional 576 24 保健衛生
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