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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
London County Council 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table (vii)—
continued 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) |
| Urine Test room | 75 | Lavatory basin Sink Working bench | To be entered from preparation room. Hatch with shelf to be provided between W.C. compartment and test room. |
| Doctor's room (all sessions) | 130 | Lavatory basin with shelf for steriliser | To be entered from preparation room with access within to midwife's room. Room to be not less than 10 feet wide. Inexpensive sound-proofing of doors where necessary. |
| Table or desk | |||
| Swivel-type armchair | |||
| Examination couch | |||
| Instrument trolley | |||
| Filing cabinet, if required | |||
| Wardrobe or locker | |||
| Patients' chair(s) | |||
| Midwife's room (ante-natal sessions) | Lavatory basin with draining board | To be entered from preparation room with access within to doctor's room. To be not less than 9 ft. wide. | |
| Table or desk | |||
| Waiting room (infant welfaresessions) | 110 | Armchair | |
| Examination couch | |||
| Nurse's room (school health sessions) | Cupboard Patients' chair(s) | ||
| Weighing room (infant welfare sessions) | Lavatory basin | To be entered from preparation room. | |
| 110 | Well-type table | ||
| Waiting room (ante-natalsessions) | Scales for babies | ||
| Upright weighing scales | |||
| Chairs (3 to 4) for patients and staff | |||
| Minor ailments, etc., room (School health sessions) | 90-110 | Lavatory basin/sink (or both) with draining board | To be provided only in large and busy centres. In small centres midwife's room (q.v.) to be used for this purpose. |
| Steriliser | |||
| Table | |||
| Chair(s) for patients and staff Store cupboard(s) | |||
| Dark cubicle for vision testing, if required | |||
| Surgery | 144 | Dental unit and chair | Main windows facing north wherever practicable. Where twin surgeries are provided both to have direct access to recovery room. |
| Lavatory basin | |||
| Sink with draining board | |||
| Shelf for steriliser | |||
| Formica-top working bench | |||
| Instrument cabinet | |||
| Built-in cupboards | |||
| Recovery room | 96 | Sink | To be sited next to surgery and as near as possible to separate entrance to dental suite, so that children may leave without being seen by those still waiting. |
| Rinsing trough | |||
| Couch | |||
| Waiting room | 65 | 6-8 chairs | Waiting space to be provided either in a small room or as part of a corridor. Additional waiting space required for gas sessions to be met by use of main waiting hall. |
| Toilets (for children) | 30-40 | Lavatory basin | To be provided for both sexes. |
| Pram shelter | 13 per pram | — | To be sited as near as possible to entrance to maternity and child welfare centre. Provision of shelter as part of clinic building to be avoided wherever possible on grounds of cost. |