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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Sanitary Accommodation.
| 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. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | Junior Boys | 133 | 5 | Pedestal sep. c'stn. | 20 ft. A.F. | 4 | 3 | 9 | |||
| Junior Girls | 119 | 6 | Do. do. | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||
| Infant B. | 18 | 3 | Do. do. | 10 ft. A.F. | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Infant G. | 32 | 4 | Do. do. | — | |||||||
| Ingram | Senior Boys | 269 | 5 | Do. do. | 28 ft. A.F. | *4 | 4 | 16 | |||
| Senior Girls | 170 | 12 | Do. do. | - | 4 | 5 | 15 | ||||
| Infants | B. | 142 | 3 | Do. do. | 24 ft. A.F. | 1 tr'gh 1 do. | 3 | 9 | |||
| G. | 124 | 6 | Do. do. | — | 2 | 6 | |||||
| Kensington Avenue | Junior Boys | 105 | 3 | Do. do. | 12 ft. A.F. | 5 | 4 | 8 | |||
| Junior Girls | 137 | 7 | Do. do. | - | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| Infants | B. | 66 | 2 | Do. do. | 6 ft. A.F. | 5 | 3 | 6 | |||
| G. | 73 | 4 | — | ||||||||
| Kingsley | Senior Boys | 360 | 6 | Do. do. | 30 ft. A.F. | 14 | 6 | ... | Towels changed twice a week or as necessary. | ||
| Senior Girls | 378 | 18 | Do. do. | - | 14 | 7 | ... | ||||
| Junior Mixed | B. | 183 | 4 | Do. do. | 17 ft. A.F. | 16 | 8 | ... | |||
| G. | 203 | 10 | Do. do. | — | |||||||
| Infants | B. | 381 | 4 | Do. do. | 17 ft. A.F. | 16 | 8 | ... | |||
| G. | 10 | Do. do. | — | ||||||||
| Lanfranc | Senior Boys | 226 | 6 | Do. do. | 41 ft. A.F. | 16 | 5 | ‡ | |||
| Senior Girls | 205 | 16 | Do. do. | — | 16 | 5 | ‡ | ||||
| Norbury Manor | Senior Boys | 280 | 5 | Do. do. | 40 ft. A.F. | Tr'ghs 6 ft. | 6 | 12 | |||
| Senior Girls | 250 | 14 | Do. do. | — | 2 ditto | 5 | 10 | ||||
| Junior Girls | 6 | Do. do. | - | ||||||||
| J. B. & I. | 293 | 6 | Do. do. | 18 ft. A.F. | 21 | 9 | 18 | ||||
| J. G. & I. | 303 | 14 | Do. do. | — | |||||||
| Oval | Senior Boys | 166 | 4 | Do. do. | 15 ft. A.F. | 10 | 3 | 6 to 9 | Towels changed when necessary | ||
| Senior Girls | 135 | 8 | Do. do. | — | 10 | 3 | 6 to 9 | ||||
| J. B. & G. | B. | 240 | 4 inc. inf. b 10 inc. inf. g | Do. do. | 21 ft. A.F. | 8 | 4 | 8 to 12 | |||
| G. | Do. do. | - | |||||||||
| Inf. B. & G. | 181 | Do. do. | — | 10 | 4 | 8to 12 | |||||
| I Portland | Senior Boys | 254 | 7 | Do. A.F. | 29 ft. stop cock | 2 tr'ghs 5 ft. | 6 | 6 | |||
| Senior Girls | 224 | 10 | Do. do. | — | Do. | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Infants | B. | 333 | 2 | Do. do. | 24 ft. stop cock | 2 tr'ghs 6 ft. | 6 | 6 | |||
| G. | 7 | Do. do. | - | ||||||||
2 Troughs. † More if necessary. ‡ Towels changed when necessary.