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Willesden 1910

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Schools closed during the year 1910 with the view of preventing spread of disease.

Name of School.Dept.Date closed, fromRe-open.Reason for Closure.
Furness RoadInfantsMarch 18March 25Outbreak of Measles
Pound LaneClass 7 InfantsOct. 3Oct. 11
Oldfield RoadClass 5 Infants„ 14„ 24

Good Friday—School therefore remained closed until after Easter
holidays.
Anthropological Investigations.
Dr. Smurthwaite has continued his anthropological investigations,
and has furnished me with tables of his results, which 1
reproduce, arranged according to the types adopted by Dr. Smurthwaite
as the basis of his classification.

Dr. Smurthwaite pursues this work with unabated enthusiasm, and I regret that space does not permit the reproduction of all the data which he has supplied.

Racial Type.No. observed.Percentage of Total No. examined.
Celtic18925.2 per cent.
Ligurian15320.4 „
Magian12116.1 „
Iberian10814.4 „
Remian9212.2 „
Teutonic8611.4 „
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