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Acton 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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one of the rooms in the Infants' department the light is impeded
by surroundiug buildings. All the class rooms are heated by open
fireplaces, with ventilating grates.
The corridors and cloak rooms are heated by hot water pipes.
In both departments there are inlet openings under the windows,
but apart from the outlet opening in the breast of the chimney,
there are no permanent outlets in the Infants' department. In the
Girls' department there are openings in the ceiling of each class
room.
There is a large playground, which is used in common by the
two departments.
The surface of the playground is asphalted, and a small portion
of it is covered.
The sanitary conveniences are of the rough variety and auto,
matically flushed.
For the Girls there are 10 compartments, and for the Infants
(girls) there are 6 For the Infants (boys) there are 5 compartments
and an urinal measuring 12 linear feet.
The Boys' School consists of two departments—junior and
senior. The building is a two-storey one and was erected in 1903.
The two departments are arranged in a similar manner. The
Junior department is on the ground floor and the Senior on the
first floor.
Each department consists of 6 class rooms together with a
central hall, cloak room and lavatory accommodation.
The school is a modern one, well lighted, ventilated and heated.
In all the class rooms the light comes almost entirely from the left.
The artificial lighting is by electricity. In every room there are
inlet and outlet openings for ventilation purposes.
The building is heated by hot water from a central boiler, and
radiators are placed in all the rooms.
The playgronnd is asphalted, and a portion of it is covered
over.
In the playground is a manual centre. The sanitary