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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 -ST. ANDREW'S (Non-provided).
| Average number of Children on Roll | 934 | |||||
| Number of Children medicallv inspected | 358 | |||||
| Number of Parents objecting | 6 | |||||
| INFANTS. | BOYS. | GIRJLS. | ||||
| Assistant School Medical Officer ......... | R. Cruden, m.a., m.b. | H. Seagrove, l.r.c.p., | m.r.c.s. | |||
| Head Teacher ...... | Mrs. Kent | R. J. Kent | Mrs. Peachey | |||
| 1910 | 1910 | |||||
| Accommodation ...... | 236 | 207 | 425 | 379 | 334 | No alt. |
| Average No. on Roll ... | 256 | 347 | 33* | |||
| Time per Inspection | ten minutes | thirteen minutes | thirteen minutes | |||
| No. referred for subsequent examination | 30 | 36 (department 11 | ot stated) | |||
| No. to whom directions for treatment given ... | 58 | none | none | |||
| No. referred to S.M.O. as suitable for visiting by L.H. Visitor | 12 | none | none | |||
Comments of A.S.M.O.—Dr. Cruden reports that with respect to
verminous heads, that he thinks it would be a good thing if, before
a holiday period, each A.S.M.O. were to pass in review at least
all the girls of the school, and give instructions to the parents
of all those found to be infected to have treatment carried out
during the holidays.
Type—I. and II. (combined). Infants' school separate building (type
I.) situated apart from Boys' and Girls' department. Boys' and
Girls' department, main room divided by glass partitions. Infants,
four class rooms opening one into the other, in two rooms, classes
not separated.
Site—Boys' and Girls' open to street two sides, abuts on houses one.
Infants' shut in.
Playground—Tar paved, well drained, good condition.
Sanitary Conveniences—
Boys 5 latrines stoneware, automatic flushing.
Girls 5 latrines stoneware, automatic flushing.
Infants 5 latrines stoneware, automatic flushing.
Urinals—Senior Boys 30-ft. lineal, Infant Boys 15-ft. lineal.
Lavatory Basins—Boys 4, Girls 4, Infants none.
Drinking Water—Five taps, no cups provided.
Class Room Walls and general Cleanliness of School—Wood dado,
varnished, brickwork above distempered—dirty.
Desks—Boys and Girls, majority long desks, unsatisfactory.
Lighting—Infants, very defective, mullions and lead glazing further
obscuring the deficient light. Boys and Girls fair.
Heating—Close stoves.
Ventilation—Inadequate. Boys, Girls and Infants.
Cloak Rooms—Infants' good, Girls' department inadequate.
Comments of A.S.M.O.—Boys' and Girls' department—none offered.