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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
Croydon 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| School. | Approx. No. of scholars | No. of W.C.s | Type of closet. | Urinal space. | No. of wash basins | No.of towels in use at time of insp- | No.of towels used ea. wk- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purley Oaks | 116 | 6 | Ped.Sep.Cis | 33 ft. A.F. | 3 | 2 | |||
| 79 | 9 | Do. do | _ | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 93 | Shared with Se Inior B'-ys | ||||||||
| G | 85 | Shar ed with Se ;nior Girls | |||||||
| Infants | 76 | Ped. sep. | :14ft.6in. A.F. | 3 | 4 | ||||
| G | 73 | cistern | — | ||||||
| Rockmount | S. & J.B | 189 | Do. do. | 22 ft. A.F. | 7 | 2 | †6 | ||
| S. & J. G. | 125 | 10 | Do. do. | 7 | 2 | ||||
| Inft. B. | 96 | 1 | Do. A.F. | 21 ft. A.F. | 3 | 1 | |||
| Inft. G. | 89 | 5 | Do. A.F. | 1 | †5 | ||||
| South Norwood | Jnr. B. | 350 | 7 | Do. sep. cistern | 36 ft. A.F | 10 | 4 | 6 | |
| Jnr. G. | 215 | 10 | Do. do. | 6 | 4 | 8 | |||
| Infants | B. | 125 | Do. do. | 27 ft. A.F. | 4 | 8 | |||
| G. | 91 | 5 | Do. do. | — | |||||
| Sydenham | Jnr. Boys | 307 | 6 | Do. do. | 33 ft. A.F. | 2 | |||
| J. G. | 375 | 16 | Do. do. | 34 ft. A.F. | 2 | ||||
| Infants | 4 | ||||||||
| Tavistock | Snr. Boys | 279 | 7 | Do. do. | 54 ft. A.F. | 2 tr'ghs | 2 | ||
| Snr. Girls 281 | 17 | Do. do. | _ | Do. | 2 | 8 | |||
| Infants | B. | 2 | Do. do. | 7 ft. A.F. | 2 | ||||
| G. | 86 | 5 | Do. do. | — | |||||
| Waddon | Snr. Boys | Do. do. | 20 ft. A.F. | 8 | |||||
| Snr. Girls | 318 | 10 | Do. do. | 10 | 2 | ||||
| B. | 163 | 7 | Do. do. | 22ft. 6in.AF. | 2 | ||||
| & G. | G. | 162 | 10 | Do. do. | — | ||||
| Infants | B. | 123 | 3 | Do. do. | 13 ft. A.F. | 1 | 4 | ||
| G. | 129 | 7 | Do. do. | — | 1 | ||||
| West Thornton | J. B. | 279 | 9 | Do. do. | 30 ft. A.F. | 9 | 2 | ||
| J.G. | 286 | 13 | Do. do. | 7 | 2 | ||||
| Infants | 179 | 3 | Do. do. | 23 ft. A.F. | 2 | ||||
| G. | 158 | 6 | Do. do. | — | |||||
| Whitehorse Manor | 235 | 10 | Do. do. | 32 ft. A.F. | 15 | 5 | 5 | ||
| J.G. | 274 | 16 | Do. do. | — | 7 | 3 | |||
| Infants | B. | 197 | Do. do. | 26 ft. A.F. | 2 | ||||
| G. | 134 | 8 | Do. do. | — | |||||
| Winterbourne | J. B. | 401 | 7 | Do. do. | 27 ft. A.F. | 2 wsg tr'ghs | 2 | ||
| J. G. | 355 | 10 | Do. do. | _ | 2 do. | 2 | |||
| Infants | B. | 173 | 3 | Do. do. | 24 ft. A.F. | 1 tr'h | |||
| G. | 192 | 6 | Do. do. | — | 1 do. | ||||
* Towels changed approx. every other day.
† More towels if required.