§ Mr. WEIRasked the Lord Advocate, in view of the recommendations of the secondary education committees in Scotland in conjunction with the scheme for the medical inspection of school children, will he state the nature of the appointments which have been made in each of the Highland crofting counties.
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§ Mr. UREThe following appointments have been made under the schemes for the medical inspection of school children:—
Inverness.—The county medical officer of health, Dr. J. Macdonald, has been appointed supervising medical officer, and Messrs. Gordon Lang and Duncan Fletcher school medical officers for the mainland and insular divisions respectively. Arrangements have also been made for obtaining the services of two nurses where required.
Ross and Cromarty.—The county medical officer of health, Dr. William Bruce, has been appointed supervising medical officer, and Drs. G. G. Middleton and Donald Murray school medical officers for the mainland and insular divisions respectively.
Caithness and Sutherland.—The present medical officer of health for the two counties, Dr. Dick, is to be appointed joint medical officer of health and school medical officer for Caithness only. It is understood that a similar scheme is under consideration for Sutherland. No appointments have yet been made for Argyll, Orkney and Shetland, but a committee for the former county has been appointed to consider a scheme to come into force in the year 1911–12.