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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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School—ALL SOULS (Non-provided).
| Average number of Children on Roll | 545 | ||
| Number of Children medically inspected | 236 | ||
| Number of Parents objecting | none | ||
| INFANTS. | BOYS. | GIRLS. | |
| Assistant School Medical Officer | 0. | Roberts, m.r.c.s., | etc. |
| Head Teacher | Miss M. Bevan | J. Anderson | Miss L. Baker |
| Accommodation | 1909 19x0 192 175 | 1909 1910 192 160 | 1909 1910 187 148 |
| Average No. on Roll | 151 | 188 | 206 |
| Time per Inspection | 15 to 20 mins. | 15 to 20 mins. | 15 to 20 mins. |
| No. referred for subsequent examination | 1 | none | none |
| No. to whom directions for treatment given | 30 | 8 | 28 |
| No. referred to S.M.O. as suitable for visiting by L.H. Visitor | 3 | none | none |
Comments of A.S.M.O.—Dr. Oswald Roberts speaks highly of the
cleanly and healthy condition of the children, and says : " It is
quite the exception to meet with any child who has anything
seriously wrong "beyond adenoids, etc. The few cases of nits
I have met with, he adds, "have chiefly occurred among newly
admitted Infants."
Type—1, Girls' main room with two partitions, several classes in eacl
division. Boys' main room with two partitions, several classes i
each division. Infants' main and small room, no partition betweei
classes.
Site—Shut in. Mews on one side.
Playground—-Small and inadequate, oyershadowed by Church, tar paved
fairly well drained.
Sanitary Conveniences—
Boys 4 separate W.C.s, automatic flushing.
Girls 4 separate W.C.s, automatic flushing.
Infants 5 separate W.C.s, automatic flushing.
Urinals—Senior Boys 10-ft. lineal, Infant Boys 13-ft. lineal.
Lavatory Basins—Boys none. Girls and Infants 3 enamelled basins.
Drinking Water—Girls and Infants obtain water from lavatory taps
No cups.
Class Room Walls and general Cleanliness of School—Matchboarde
dado, smooth plaster above—clean.
Desks—Old type, long and unsatisfactory.
Lighting—U nsatisfactory.
Heating—Open fireplaces, closed stoves, and gas heated radiators,
I'entilation—Unsatisfactory.
Cloak Rooms—Unsatisfactory.