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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—CHRIST CHURCH (Non-provided).
| Average number of Children on Roll | 458 | ||
| Number of Children medically inspected | 204 | ||
| Number of Parents objecting | 6 | ||
| INFANTS. | BOYS. | GIRLS. | |
| Assistant School Medical Officer | J. F. Parr, | l.s.a., etc. | |
| Head Teacher | Mrs. Gillingham | C. Wreford | Miss L. Banting |
| Accommodation | 1909 1910 128 no | 1909 1910 152 No alt. | 1909 1910 152 No alt. |
| Average No. on Roll | 139 | 162 | 158 |
| Time per Inspection | eleven minutes | eleven minutes | eleven minutes |
| No. referred for subsequent examination | 6 | (Department not | stated) |
| No. to whom directions for treatment given | 41 | (Department not | stated) |
| No. referred to s.M.o. as suitable for visiting by L.H. Visitor | 6 | » | 18 |
Comments of A.S.M.O.—Dr. Parr has been struck with the state of
a great number of the children's teeth. The many other troubles
for which carious teeth are responsible, make it remarkable that so
many parents seldom give a thought to the condition of the teeth
of their children.
Type—I. and IV. (combined). Two storey building, four class rooms on
each floor, one teacher to each class room.
Site—Abuts on houses.
Playground—Boys' and Girls' department tar paved, well drained, good
condition, Infants, not paved, in bad condition.
Sanitary Conveniences—
Boys 5 trough closets, automatic flushing.
Girls 8 trough closets, automatic flushing.
Infants 3 trough closets, automatic flushing.
Urinals—Senior Boys 8-ft. 6-in. lineal, Infants, angle basin.
Lavatory Basins—None.
Drinking Water—One tap for boys and one for girls.
Class Room Walls and general Cleanliness of School—Matchboarded
dado, brickwork above—fairly clean.
Desks—Long desks, unsatisfactory.
Lighting—Direction of source of light faulty.
Heating—Open fireplaces.
Ventilation—Good.
Cloak Rooms—Lighting and ventilation good.