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Lambeth 1905

Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1905

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NON-PROVIDED SCHOOLS—continued

School and Wakd.SANITARY CONVENIENCES.DrainsRemarks (if any)Class.
Closet Accommodation.Lavatories and Sinks.Urinals.
Situation.Nature.Condition.Condition.Material.Flushing Arrangements.Condition.Interception from Sewer.Ventilation.Means of access Manholes.Result of Test.
Stockwell. Lingham Street (St. Andrew's)Outside (1 w.c. inside lor caretaker)w.c.s and troughsBadNo lavatoriesCementYes (stop-tap)GoodNoPtlyYesNoneTwo sinks not under-trappedII.
Southesk Street (St. Andrew's)OutsidetroughsGoodNo lavatoriesCementNoneBadYesYesYesNoneOne sink not under-trappedII.
Stockwell Road (Stockwell Practising)Outside (2 w.c.s inside)w.c.s and troughsGoodGoodSlateNoneGoodYesYesYesNoneZinc trough fitted under lavatory basins in infants' schoolII.
Brixton. Bolton Street (St. Mark's)Inside (1 w.c. outside)w.c.sGoodNo lavatoriesSlateNoneGoodYesYesYesNoneNo lavatories are providedI.
Cancell Boad and Vassall Road (Christ Church)Outside (1 w.c. inside in Master's house)w.c.sGoodNo lavatories except in Infants' Dept.SlateYes (stop tap)GoodYesYesYesNoneNo lavatories are provided in boys' and girls' departmentII.
Canterbury Road St. John'soutside (1 w.c. inside in Master's house)W.c.sGoodN0 lavatoriesSlateyesGoodyesyesyesNoneBroken w.c. pans and defective doors; no separate (special) teachers' w.c.s provided; no lavatories are providedII..
Camberwell New Road and War-ham Street (St. John's)outside (2 w.c.s inside)w.c.s and Bad troughsBadBadslateyesBadyesyesyesNoneOne rain-water pipe connected directly with the sewer in Warham Street; the closet buildings are insufficiently lighted and ventilated; the lavatory basins, of enamelled iron, are not properly trapped and are of obsolete pattern; badly-dented lead soil-pipe on external wall of teachers' w.c.; defective lavatory basin (earthenware), on first floor, which discharges into a defective rainwater pipe, and all earthenware lavatory basins are not under-trappedIII.
Halstead Street (St. Michael's)Outsidew.c.sGoodGoodCementYes (stop tap)GoodYesyesYesNone...I.
Herne Hill. Church Road, Brixton (St. Matthew's)Outside (1 w.c. inside)w.c.sGoodGoodslateYesGoodYesYesYesYes, bro-ken man-hole coversManhole in copper room adjoining the infants' schoolroom; not sufficient lavatory accommodationII.