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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 basin | No.o towels in us at time of insp. | No. Of towels used ea. wk. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purley Oaks | S.B. | 113 | 6 | Ped.Sep.Cis | 33 ft. A.F. | 3 | 2 | *4 | ||
| S.G. | 82 | 9 | Do. do | — | 2 | 2 | *4 | |||
| J. B. & G. | B. | 83 | Shared with Senior Boys | 4 | 3 | *6 | ||||
| G. | 67 | Shared with Senior Girls | ||||||||
| Infants | B. | 74 | 4 | Ped. sep. cistern | 14ft.6in. A.F. | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||
| G. | 96 | 4 | — | |||||||
| Rockmount | S. & J. B. | 155 | 4 | Do. do. | 22 ft. A.F. | 7 | 4 | 12 | ||
| S. & J. G. | 116 | 10 | Do. do. | - | 7 | 3 | 12 | |||
| Inft. B. | 88 | 6 | Do. A.F. | 21 ft. A.F. | 8 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Inft. G. | 89 | 6 | Do. A.F. | — | 2 | 6 | ||||
| South Norwood | Jnr. B. | 333 | 7 | Do. sep. cistern | 36 ft. A.F | 6a | 5 | 15 | ||
| Jnr. G. | 186 | 10‡ | Do. do. | — | 6 | 4 | 12 | |||
| Infants | B. | 153 | 3 | Do. do. | 27 ft. A.F. | 4 | 5 | 15 | ||
| G. | 104 | 5‡ | Do. do. | — | 4 | |||||
| Sydenham | Jnr. Boys | 294 | 6 | Do. do. | 33 ft. A.F. | 5 | 6 | 12 | ||
| J.G. Infants | 388 | 16 | Do. do. | 34 ft. A.F. | 8 | 8 | 16 | |||
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| Tavistock | Snr. Boys | 256 | 7 | Do. do. | 54 ft. A.F. | 2 tr'ghs | 5 | Changed once or twice per week | ||
| Snr. Girls | 252 | 17 | Do. do. | — | Do. | 6 | ||||
| Infants | B. | 101 | 2 | Do. do. | 7 ft. A.F. | 7 | 4 | |||
| G. | 88 | 5 | Do. do. | — | ||||||
| Waddon | Snr. Boys | 312 | 4 | Do. do. | 20 ft. A.F. | 8 | 6 | changed twiceweekly. | ||
| Snr. Girls | 318 | 10 | Do. do. | — | 10 | 6 | ||||
| J.B. & G. | B. | 150 | 7 | Do. do. | 22ft. 6in.AF. | 6 | 4 | |||
| G. | 158 | 10 | Do. do. | — | 6 | |||||
| Infants | B. | 125 | 3 | Do. do. | 13 ft. A.F. | 3 | 4 | |||
| G. | 107 | 7 | Do. do. | — | 6 | changed three times per week or as necessary | ||||
| West Thornton | J. B. | 266 | 9 | Do. do. | 30 ft. A.F. | 9 | 6 | |||
| J.G. | 234 | 13 | Do. do. | — | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Infants | B | 344 | 3 | Do. do. | 23 ft. A.F. | 41 | 3 | |||
| G. | 6 | Do. do. | — | 4 | 3 | |||||
| Whitehorse Manor | S.B. | 190 | 10 | Do. do. | 32 ft. A.F. | 11 | 5 | 5 | ||
| J.G. | 284 | 16 | Do. do. | — | 7 | 3 | 15 | |||
| Infants | B | 200 | 4 | Do. do. | 26 ft. A.F. | 5 | 2 | 6 | Towels changed as necessary. | |
| G. | 112 | 8 | Do. do. | — | ||||||
| Winterbourne | J. B. | 359 | 7 | Do. do. | 39 ft. A.F. | 16 | 2 | |||
| J. G. | 380 | 17 | Do. do. | — | 18 | 2 | ||||
| Infants | B | 201 | 3 | Do. do. | 24 ft. A.F. | 15 | 2 | ... | ||
| G. | 188 | 12 | Do. do. | | - | ||||||
* Towels changed approx. every other day. † More towels if required.
‡ J.G. & I.G. now sharing 6 W.C.'s (rebuilding in progress). a 4 removed (rebuilding)