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ditions (as regards drains) being over 25 per cent. better
than the average for London. Thus, it appears that, throughout
the whole of London, 406 drainage systems of schools
were tested by the London County Council's officers with the
Hydraulic (Water) test, as well as with the Smoke (or
Chemical) test, with the result that, as regards the Hydraulic
(Water) test, 92 are reported satisfactory and 314 unsatisfactory,
i.e., 22.7 and 77.3 per cent. respectively. Dealing
with the Schools within the Borough of Lambeth separately,
the Reports of the London County Council show that 38
drainage systems were tested with water, and of these, 20
are reported as far as such Hydraulic (Water) test is concerned,
as satisfactory, and 18 as unsatisfactory, i.e., 52.6
and 47.4 per cent. respectively. In other words, the Lambeth
Borough Schools are, as regards water-tightness of
drains, over 25 per cent. better than the average throughout
London. The Lambeth Borough Non-Provided Schools
have come out of the London County Council ordeal surprisingly
well, having regard to the severity of the ordeal
employed, viz., 52 per cent. of the drains of the Lambeth
Non-Provided Schools are found to be satisfactory, i.e.,
sound to the Water test, as compared with only 22 per cent.
for the whole of London.
In the Lambeth Borough the application by the Officers
of the London County Council of the Hydraulic (Water) test
was refused at Regency Square (St. James'), and Heme Hill
Road (St. Saviour's), and the application of any test (Water
or Smoke or Chemical) at St. Oswald's Place (St. Peter's),
Gye Street (St. Paul's), and Dorset Road (St. Stephen's)—a
total of 5 for Lambeth Borough as compared with 26 for the
whole of London (7 out of the 26 refusing the Water test,
on account of its severity; and 19 any test whatever, on
principle).
Structural Condition of Non-Provided Schools.
The London County Council Reports deal also with the
structural condition of the Non-Provided Schools, and classify
them as (1) suitable, or (2) unsuitable, for Public Elementary
Schools. Throughout London, it appears that 25
per cent. are "unsuitable" on account of (a) bad approaches
to schoolrooms, (b) want of proper sub-division of rooms, (c)
shortness in, or entire absence of, cloakroom accommodation,
(d) want of suitable lavatory accommodation, (e) want of