London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Sewing A.—Cutting out and making up Infants' Clothes. Knitting. Adapting long
clothes for short coating.
Sewing B.—Cutting out and making up garments for children, 1 to 5 years. Knitting,
mending, renovations.
Laundrywork.—Preparation for washing, washing of woollens, white clothes, coloured
articles, coarse cloths, washing of infants' clothes, and clothes of small children.
Cookery A.—Dinners. Soups, stewing, boiling, baking, steaming, frying, reheated cooked
food, building up recipes.
Cookery B.—Scones, buns, plain cakes, supper dishes, potato cookery, pastry.
Sewing.
Mothers may bring their own material, or may buy from the School.
| A. Subject of Talk. | Practice Class. |
| 1. Garments for Infants. Need of wool next to skin | Cutting out and making up long flannel. |
| 2. Adaptation of pattern of long flannel. Dangers of too many clothes | Finish long flannel. |
| 3. Knitting (Vest) | Baby's vest. |
| 4. Milk | Cutting out and making up white petticoat. |
| 5. Necessity for air and light in rooms—ventilation | Cutting out and making up nightgowns. |
| 6. Knitting (Belt) | Baby's belt. |
| 7. Food | Knitting. Finish other garments. |
| 8. Necessity for exercise | Knitting, etc. |
| 9. Day gowns. Need for simplicity | Cutting out, and making up day gowns. |
| 10. Dangers of flannelette. Its use and abuse | Finish off uncompleted garments. |
| 11. Adapting long clothes for short coating | |
| 12. Personal Hygiene. Need for cleanliness |
Sewing B.
Practice Class.—Mothers may choose the garments they wish to make; they may use their
own material, or buy from the School.
Subjects of Talks.—
1. Clothing ; its uses, general rules for cutting out, use of patterns.
2. Good and bad conductors of heat. Flannel.
3. Flannelette.
4. Cotton.
5. Mending, Darning.
6. Mending, Patching.
7. Renovations.
8. Need for fresh air, and light.
9. Simple health rules.
10. Infection, main routes by which germs enter the body.
11. Dustbins, and kitchen refuse.
12. Flies.