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Acton 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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The playground is ashphalted but there is no covered portion.
On the eastern side is a stable, and occasionally the smell of manure
is marked in the playground.
Sanitary conveniences.
There are 3 separate compartments of the trough variety for the
boys and a urinal measuring about 5 linear feet.
For the girls there are 3 separate compartments of the pedestal
type.
Heating throughout the School is by open fireplaces.
Artificial lighting is by gas.
St. Mary's Girls' Department is a one storey building consisting
of two rooms A and B, together with cloak room and lavatory
accommodation.
Class A measures 714 sq. feet and is entered directly from the
playgrounds.
It has five windows, with lighting area measuring one-seventh
of the floor space. Four of the windows are situated behind the
scholars and the sill is 5 feet from the floor. The fifth window is
situated on the left and is 6 ft. from the floor.
There are 8 ventilation outlets and two openings in the floor
which are intended to act as inlets.
The heating is by two open fires.
Class-room B measures 562 sq. ft. and is lighted by 4 windows
behind and one window on the right. The sill of the latter window
is ft. from the floor. The total window area measures about oneseventh
of the floor space. There are 6 ventilating outlets. The
room is heated by an open grate and closed stove.
The Cloak-room is situated at the western end with a separate
entrance from the playground. There are two lavatory basins.
Sanitary conveniences There are 5 separate compartments
of the trough variety which are flushed automatically. These
adjoin the cloak-room and are within 4½ ft. of the boys' class-room.
St Mary's Boys' Department is a one storey building adjoining
the Girls' school and consisting of a main room and a class room
together with cloak-room and lavatory accommodation.