[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council] page 58

London County Council 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: Table (vii)Maternity and child welfare and school treatment centres planning standards

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Maternity and child welfare and school treatment centres planning standards

Room	Standard floor area s.f.	Minimum fittings, furniture and equipment to be accommodated	Special requirements
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Vestibule	90 (maximum)	—	Two sets of doors to be provided to exclude draughts and sufficient space allowed to enable welfare foods to be obtained without entering main clinic accommodation.
Welfare food sales office	80	Small Chair table Built-in cupboard and shelving beneath service counter Filing cabinet	To open off vestibule and adjoin welfare food store. Hatch giving access to vestibule for sales purposes.
Welfare food store	See col. 4	Built-in shelving	Access from vestibule through sales office. Natural lighting and ventilation by means of high guarded window. Floor area to vary according to estimated turnover of welfare foods on the basis of one month's supply being stored, viz.:
Welfare food store	See col. 4	Built-in shelving	Number of cartons to be stored	Dried milk	Cod-liver oil	Orange juice	Floor area s.f.
				80	8	75	110
				60	6	56	80
				45	5	42	65
Other storage needs	See col. 4	—	Variable size according to local needs or preference for built-in cupboard space in waiting hall and other clinic rooms.
Cleaner's store	20	Sink	To open off vestibule, if practicable.
Toilets	35-45	Lavatory basin	For patients (2)—One opening off waiting room or vestibule and one combined with urine test room.
Toilets	35-45	Lavatory basin	For staff (1)—To be centrally situated.
Main waiting room	See col. 4	Stackable chairs to facilitate rearrangement of seating	Waiting room should:
			(a) provide adequate seating space;
			(b) permit free movement of staff and mothers and children entering and leaving adjoining rooms;
			(c) be capable of use for demonstration purposes during sessions and at other times;
			(d) be warm, well-lighted and ventilated, and free from draughts. Windows to be capable of being darkened at reasonable cost to facilitate use of film strips and projector. Floor area to be based upon space required for seating maximum number of mothers and children likely to be present at any one time having regard to the highest estimated average sessional attendance, viz.:—
			Highest estimated sessional attendance	Number ofchairs required*	Floor areas.f.	Convenient dimensions
			Up to 40	25	320	21 ft. X 15 ft.
			50	30	375	25 ft. X 15 ft.
			55	33	415	25 ft. X 16½ ft.
			60	36	450	25 ft. X 18 ft.
			65	39	490	26 ft. X 19 ft.
			Special attention to be paid to choice of colour schemes, furniture and soft furnishings (when provided).
			Demonstration kitchen	60	Sink with double draining boards Ascot water heater Cooker Demonstration table Cupboard for crockery and utensils Swinging wall blackboard	To open off waiting room and to be capable of being closed off by removable screens when desired. To be sited near health visitors' office so that it may be used by staff for preparation of light meals when necessary.
Health Visitors' office	50 per person (55 per person where only 2 health visitors are to be accommodated)	For each health visitor—Typist—type table Chair Wardrobe or locker 4-drawer steel filing cabinet One visitor's chair for every two health visitors	To be sited off waiting room as near as possible to demonstration kitchen.
Preparation room—Advising (ante-natal sessions) Undressing (infant welfare sessions) Waiting room, vision testing, special clinics (school health sessions)	See Col 4.	Folding cot and table for demonstration purposes Undressing cubicles formed by curtains hanging from ceiling rail Stackable chairs (adults and toddlers)	To have direct access to doctor's, midwife's and urine test rooms. Adequate space required for equipment, circulation and for demonstration purposes. Floor area to be calculated according to , viz.:
			Highest estimated sessional attendance	Estimatea number present in centre at any one time	Number of undressing cubicles (15 s.f. each)		Floor area
			Up to 35	21	2		300
			35-55	21-33	3		340
			Over 55	Over 33	3 or 4		400
Note: In small centres a separate weighing room (infant welfare session) may be omitted in which event the floor area of the preparation room should be increased by 40 s.f.

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* Based on 60 per cent, of estimated attendance allowing 12\ sq.ft. per chair.

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