[Report 1935-1936] / School Medical Officer of Health, Stirling County Council.

  • Stirlingshire (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1936
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Credit: [Report 1935-1936] / School Medical Officer of Health, Stirling County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Dr. Findlay 160 Dr. Rutherford 224 Dr. Riddell 181 Dr. Learmonth 168 733 The number of special visits to schools for purposes other than routine inspection was : — Dr. Findlay 80 Dr. Rutherford 75 Dr. Riddell 79 Dr. Learmonth 57 291 Defective and Invalid Children.—The Special Schools or Classes for Defective Children will be dealt with at a later part of the report. Diary Sheets.—From the Diary Sheets made out fortnightly by the Assistant Medical Officers, the follow- ing table has been prepared, showing the number of routine and non-routine examinations made throughout the year, together with the total time occupied, and the average time taken to the examination of each child. DIARY SHEETS. Inspector. Routine Examination. Non-Routine Examination. Time Occupied. Dr. Findlay 1759 1225 hrs. mins. 367 15 Dr. Rutherford 2718 1837 566 — Dr. Riddell 2139 2168 390 — Dr. Learmonth 2120 1660 369 15 Total 8736 6890 1692 30 (a) Average number of children examined per hour, 9.3. (b) Average time taken to examination of each child, 6.4 mins. Sanitary Condition of Schools.—The following is a note of what has been engaging the attention of the Property and Buildings Committee in the way of work on school premises and having a bearing on the health of the children: — Three splendid new schools were built during the year, namely, Bannockburn Roman Catholic, Raploch Road,