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Willesden 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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To be presented to the Children's Care Committee on the 13the May, 1925.
| Name and Age. | Condition at Commencement of Class. | Present Condition. |
|---|---|---|
| H., W. (12J years). | 1. Consonantal difficulties. 2. Breath control faulty. | 1. Reading : Fluent with occasional slight hesita tion. 2. Conversation : Occasional stammer. 3. Improved breath control. Generally improved. |
| W., F. (11J years). | 1. Consonantal and vowel difficulties. 2. Breath control faulty. 3. Twitching of forehead and jerky movement of the legs. | 1. Reading : Slight stammer and hesitation at certain words. 2. Conversation : Very occasional stammer. 3. Improved breath control. 4. All movements have now ceased. Generally a |
| S„ A. (10J years) | 1. Consonantal and vowel difficulties. 2. Breath control faulty. 3. Contortion and jerky movement of the limbs. 4. Defective articulation. | 1. Reading: Occasionally misses or misinterprets a word—some hesitation. Child is backward in reading for his age. No distinct stammer. Articulation improved. 2. Conversation ; Occasional slight hesitation. 3. Movements have ceased. |
| F„ R. (13J years). | 1. Consonantal difficulties. 2. Faulty breathing. | 1. Reading : Slight hesitation at certain words. 2. Conversation : Ditto. 3. Breath control normal. Generally improved. |
| J., R. (13J years). | Can scarcely read aloud—efforts are •accompanied by jerky movements of legs and arms—distressing. | |
| C„ H. (14 years). | 1. Consonantal difficulties. 2. Breath control faulty. 3. Jerky movement of legs and twitching of forehead. | Left school at Easter. Much improved. |
| G„ J. (10J years). | 1. Consonantal and vowel difficulties. 2. Contortion. 3. Breath control faulty. 4. Could not read at all before his class. | 1. Reading: Practically no hesitation. Remark |
| H„ T. (12 years). | 1. Consonantal difficulties—at times distressing. 2. Breath control faulty. 3. Jerky movement of legs. | 1. Reading: Fluent with no stammer—occasional hesitation at the beginning of a sentence. 2. Conversation : Fluent. 3. Movements ceased. |
| R„ J. ; (12J years). | 1. Consonantal difficulties—stammering very marked. 2. Breath control faulty. 3. Contortion and jerky movements of the legs. | 1. Reading: Slight hesitation and misinterpreta tion (substitution) of certain words. Improved. 2. Conversation : Slight and occasional stammer. 3. All movements have now ceased. |
| W., H. (10J years). | 1. Consonantal and vowel difficulties. 2. Breath control faulty. 3. Contortion. 4. Articulation very defective. | 1. Reading : Occasionally stammers. Backward for his age in reading. 2. Conversation : Improved, but still has difficulty with certain letters. 3. Boy is brighter and more cheerful with the con stant trouble of stammering lightened. |
APPENDIX K.
INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE CHILDREN'S CARE COMMITTEE AS TO PROPOSED
OPEN-AIR SCHOOL ON POUND LAND SITE.
(i.) Area.
Total area of Plot bounded by Pound Lane, Jews' Cemetery, Drill
Hall and existing school = 2.056 acres.
Area of site of Juvenile Employment Bureau = 0.072 acres.
Area available for Open-Air School = 1.984 acres.
(ii.) Number of Children suitable for admission to proposed Open-Air School.
(a) Number of Children on Roll at Leopold Road Physically Defective
School = 51
(b) Number of Children on Roll at Furness Road Physically
fective School =47
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