[Report 1960] / School Medical Officer of Health, Counties of Perth & Kinross.

  • Perthshire (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1960
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Credit: [Report 1960] / School Medical Officer of Health, Counties of Perth & Kinross. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    3* Condition of Buildings, In general conditions are satisfactory with the exception of Aberdalgie at which the roof was noted to leak. Some ground damp was reported at Kinclaven School. Z^nygrounds. Playing Fields. All the schools with the exception of Path of Condie and Kinnaird now have surfaces covered with tarmac either in whole or part. These are maintained in good repair. All the Junior Secondary Schools and most of the larger primary schools have playing fields or use of a public park. 13 small-primary schools in the Perth District have no playing field. 5. Shelter Sheds. These are generally satisfactory, though in the case of Dunbamey, .tcaim, Scone and Redgorton, they are rather small. In some schools the children have free access to the school buildings during intervals especially in inclement weather. 6. -.a ter Supply. Inadequate water supplies in drought are reported at the following schools: Findo Gask, Kinclaven and Balgowan (Schemes for improved supplies in progress) and Kinglands and Rhynd. 7. '.'ashhand Basins: These are insufficient at Findo Gask (S), Buchanty (S), Errol (Infants), Kinclaven, Aberdalgie, Kinfauns, Rhynd and Dunbamey. No hot water is available at Buchanty (S), Inchture (S), Balgowan (s). At Dunbamey 4 of the 10 washhand basins have only cold water. 2. Toilet Facilities. At Findo Gask dry pail closets are used, but this position will be rectified when water becomes available. There are insufficient W.Cs at Dunbamey and Iiethven (S) Schools. At Aberdalgie consideration should be given to modernisation of the existing toilets. The water supply is insufficient for satisfactory flushing at Kinglands, Kinclaven, Balgowan and Rhynd. Following a comprehensive scheme of improvements carried out throughout the County most of the schools have inside latrines and others are scheduled for modernisation. 9. Ventilation and Lighting. Ventilation and natural lighting is satisfactory in all schools with the exception of Room 2 in Inchture School and Errol (Infants), at both of which improvements are planned. Artificial lighting in Findo Gask and Balgowan is by gas and is not very satisfactory, but conversion to electricity is anticipated in