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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 Accomm0dation.
| School. | Approx. No. of scholars | No. of W.C.s. | Type of closet. | Urinal space. | No. of wash basin | No.of towels in us at time of insp. | No. of towels used ea. wk. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity | J. G. & I. G. | 258 | 11 | Pedestal sep. cist. | - | 6 | 3 | 15 | |
| Parish Church | S. & J.B. | 238 | 4 | Do. do. | 21 ft. A.F. | 16 | 5 | 15 | |
| j. G. & i. | 312 | 16 | Do. do. | 11 ft. A.F. | 5 | 6 | 12 | ||
| St. Andrew's | s. & j. b. | 184 | 3 | Do. do. | 25 ft. A.F. | 5 | 3 | 6 | |
| S. & J. G. | 140 | 9 | Do. do. | — | 7 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Infants | B. | 41 | 2 | Do. do. | 8 ft. A.F. | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
| G. | 49 | 4 | Do. do. | ||||||
| St. Joseph's | Boys | 88 | 3 | Do. do. | 8 ft. stop tap | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Girls | 92 | 6 | Do. do. | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Infants | B. | 25 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||
| G. | 17 | — | |||||||
| St. Mark's | J. G. & I. | B. | 36 | 2 | — | 5 ft. A.F. | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| G. | 138 | 5 | Do. do. | — | |||||
| St. Mary's (Addington) J. M. & I. | Junior B. | 26 | 3 | Do. do. | 12 ft. A.F. | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior G. | 18 | 4 | Do. do. | — | |||||
| Infants | B. | 17 | Shared with Junior Boys | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
| G. | 15 | Shared with Junior Girls | |||||||
| St. Mary's R.C | Mixed B. | 155 | 4 | Do. do. | 16 ft. A.F. | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
| Infants B. | 44 | 2 | Do. do. | 8 ft. A.F. | |||||
| Mixed G. | 191 | 9 | Do. do. | — | 6 (2 inft.) | 2 | 6 (inc. 2 inft.) | ||
| St. Peter's | Inf. B. | 54 | 3 sts. | trough A. F. | 4 ft. A.F. | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Inf. G. | 69 | Do. | Do. do. | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| St. Saviour's | J.M. | B. | 80 | 4 | Do. do. | 23 ft. A.F. | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| G. | 98 | 7 | Do. do. | — | |||||
| Infants | 110 | 2 | Do. do. | 7 ft. | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Shirley | J. Mxd. | B. | 71 | 3 | Pedestal sep. cist. | 10½ ft. stop cock | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| G. | 65 | 4 | Do. do. | — | |||||
| Infants | B. | 45 | 2 | Do. do. | 4 ft. A.F. | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| G. | 29 | 3 | Do. do. | — | |||||
| Archbishop Tenison's | Central B. | 180 | 4 | Do. do. | 18 ft. A.F. | 9 | 4 | 20 | |
| Senior G. | 142 | 8 | Do. do. | — | 5 | 3 | 6 | ||
| St. Michael's | Central G. | 233 | 9 | Do. do. | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Monks Orchard | Junior B. | 45 | 3 | P.W.D. | 13 ft. | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior G. | 42 | 6 | P.W.D. | 5 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Infant B. | 47 | 2† | P.W.D. | 14 ft. | |||||
| Infant G. | 40 | 4† | P.W.D. | ||||||
| *Towels changed more frequently if required. †1 Babies(Boys and Girls) | |||||||||