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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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| Site | Flat square site on Sewage Farm | Irregular site with con-siderable falls on Dudden Hill. |
| Area covered by buildings | 17,422 sq. ft. | 23,872 sq. ft. |
| Additional accom-modation not pro-vided in original scheme | Not provided | 2 workshops. 2 verandahs or resting sheds. Laundry and washhouse. Bottle heating room. Larger kitchen. Larger bath room. Dressing room. Larger cloak rooms. Larger lavatories. Additional store rooms. Larger dining hall. Playground. |
| Buildings (permanent) | £11,050 | £9,420 (including addi-tional accommo-dation shewn above) |
| Levelling, drainage, tar-paving, paths, roads, &c. | 900 | 1,800 (including play-ground) |
| Fir fences 7 ft. high to boundary | 250 | 430 |
| £12,200 ] | £11,650 | |
| Dcecker buildings ... | £2,000 less than above. |
General Observations on Open Air Schools.
We were impressed in all the institutions that we visited
by the testimony which was borne to the value of open-an
schools. The children in attendance increased in weight and
chest measurement. Their nutrition, as measured by their
carriage, general health, blood tests and colour, improved
quickly under the conditions obtaining at these schools.
Their mentality also increased. In particular it was recorded