Safety Repair - Old Wiring/Broken Switch

TT and I had spent four days taking down and replacing 7 luminares with fluorescent fixtures (4N ballasts, eight T8 lamps, 4100k). I'd wanted to replace the old broken bakelite(?) switch, and either upgrade or remove the receptacle near the ceiling (ungrounded 2-prong). We'd traced the circuit to the correct breakers, and performed "Lockout-Tagout". Only I have a key to the locks placed on the circuit breakers, both locked in the "off" position.

Mold, spiderwebs, and just old gunk was packed in this rigid metal box. When I'd taken the cover off, I'd instantly had that old radioactive metallic factory dust taste in my mouth. UGH, I hate that.

Old cloth-coated wiring. This could have been here from the 1930s. The fixtures were from the early 60s, late 50s. I'll add new pigtails to the wiring (not required under NEC code except on neutrals when running to a component jumped to another device, but I've found out "that's the way we do things here" - only being told after a two-week wiring job, which everyone saw me wire to code. Had to re-do it and got bitched at for it, because one or more electricians believe somehow the circuit is in SERIES if you use the receptacle as a splicing device. NOT TRUE. http://www.ecmweb.com/nec/code_qa/code_qa_031110/index.html

Anyways, here's another problem. Melted screw! 

The switches also do not have a ground. I'll fix that as well. The replacements have a grounding screw.

Here's the view of the wall, with the ungrounded receptacle.

Sure, not the most technical thing in the world, but this could prevent someone from getting killed.

I've sand-blasted and cleaned the switchplate cover, as no replacements were on-hand. It took a coat

of white paint quite fine. I was lucky to find a spraycan with an unclogged nozzle.

Now to install the switches, break off the "Mickey Mouse" ears for a better fit.

And finally,

And now the receptacle. Note the green dot: "Hospital Grade". In case we turn the building into a hospital. 

Add a cover, and voila'.

Probably the easiest thing one could do electrically. Not a challenging day at all, so I'd just started doing math in my head, squaring numbers (without the 'Mathemagician' tricks I have yet to learn. The book is on my broken-screened Kindle) and trying to remember the capital of Assyria. Blue. No, green! AAAaaaahhh..."