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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Willesden 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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| Average number of Children on Roll | 283 | |||
| Number of Children medically inspected | 214 | |||
| Number of Parents objecting | 3 | |||
| INFANTS. | BOYS | GIRLS. | ||
| Assistant School Medical Officer | J-Cassidy, l.r.c.p. | |||
| Head Teacher | Miss M. McCarthy | Mixed.—Miss M. | Wilkes | |
| 1909 | 1910 | 1909 | 1910 | |
| 1909A1910c«ommodation | 160 | 142 | 132 | No alt. |
| Average No. on Roll | i43 | 64 | 76 | |
| Time per Inspection | fifteen minutes | fifteen minutes | fifteen minutes | |
| No. referred for subsequent examination | 20 | (Department not | stated) | |
| No. to whom directions for treatment given ... | (Department not | stated) | ||
| No. referred to S.M.O. as suitable for visiting by L.H. Visitor | 27 | 10 | 17 | |
Comments of A.S.M.O.—For Dr. Cassidy's comments see St. John's
School, page 91.
Type—II. Two storey building, three class rooms on each room in
main room, classes not separate.
Site—Shut in.
Playground—Tar paved, well drained, good condition.
Sanitary Conveniences—
Boys 7 trough closets, automatic flushing.
Girls 7 trough closets, automatic flushing.
Infants No separate provision.
Urinals—Senior Boys and Infant Bovs 12-ft. 9-in. lineal.
Lavatory Basins—Senior and Infant Boys 3, Senior and Infant Girls 3.
Drinking Water—From taps over lavatory basins, Boys 1, Girls 1.
Class Room Walls and general Cleanliness of School—Matchboarded
dado, hard plaster above—clean.
Desks—Mixed, long and modern.
Lighti ng— Fair.
Heating—Hot water pipes.
Ventilation—Fair.
Cloak Rooms—Light and ventilation good.