[Report 1953] / School Medical Officer of Health, Lanark County Council.

  • Lanarkshire (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / School Medical Officer of Health, Lanark County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REPORT on the MEDICAL INSPECTION, SUPERVISION and TREATMENT of SCHOOL CHILDREN in the COUNTY OF LANARK for the year ended 31st July, 1954. 1. LIST OF STAFF. The personnel of the medical, nursing and clerical staff is shown on page 4 of the Report. (Dental staff on page 26). Changes in personnel which have occurred since the last Report are also indicated. 2. GENERAL STATISTICS. The number of schools in the educational area is as follows :— (a) Primary \ 2]? (b) Junior Secondary ... ... ... ... f (c) Secondary ... ... ... ... ... ... 13 (,d) Special Schools ... ... ... ... ... 5 (e) Nursery Schools ... ... ... ... ... 2 (/) Special Classes at Certified Institutions ... ... 2 (g) Technical Colleges ... ... ... ... ... 4 (h) Agricultural College ... ... ... ... 1 Population of the area (estimated, 1948) ... ... 533,451 *Number of children on the school registers ... ... 94,293 Number of children in average attendance ... ... 85,405 * The figures are taken from the official return for June, 1954. 3. SANITARY CONDITION OF SCHOOLS. An important assignment in the programme of each School Medical Officer is the School Hygiene Report. This is furnished as required under Section 20(3) of the Education (Scotland) Act, 1946, on a special record card. This record describes in each school items such as heating, lighting, condition of classrooms, lavatories, washing facilities, etc. The reports reveal criticism of older amenities and urge reforms of various types. Details are sent to the County Architect who considers what is possible and undertakes repairs. It is impossible to say that existing defects lead to spread of disease but health education becomes difficult where general facilities for cleanliness are meagre and inadequate.