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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 1937
[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. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashburton | Pedestal | 20 ft. A.F. | *9 | 4 | 12 | |||||
| Sen. Mixed | Boys | 169 | 4 | sep. cistn. | ||||||
| Girls | 199 | 10 | Do. do. | - | *9 | 4 | 12 | |||
| Jun. Mixed | Boys | 172 | 4 | Do. do. | 20 ft. A.F. | *6 | 5 | 15 | ||
| Girls | 174 | 10 | Do. do. | - | *6 | 4 | 12 | |||
| Benson | Junior Mixed & Infants | B. | 144 | 2 | Do. do. | 17 ft. A.F. | 5 | 3 | 6 | |
| G. | 161 | 7 | Do. do. | - | ||||||
| Sen. Mixed | Boys | 61 | 3 | Do. do. | 20 ft. A.F. | 5 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Girls | 60 | 5 | Do. do. | - | 5 | 3 | 6 | |||
| Beulah | Junior Boys | 398 | 6 | Do. do. | 44 ft. A.F. | 13 | 9 | 15 ■ | Towels Changed when necessery | |
| Junior Girls | 396 | 20 | Do. do. | - | 13 | 8 | 8 | |||
| Infants | B. | 197 | 4 | Do. do. | 22 ft. A.F. | 1 18 | 6 | 8 | ||
| G. | 171 | 11 | Do. do. | - | ||||||
| John Ruskin | Boys | 390 | 21 | Do. do. | 42 ft. A.F. | 3 Wg. Tr'ghs | 7 | 21 | ||
| Davidson | Senior Boys | 158 | 5 | Do. do. | 36 ft. A.F. | 2 tr'ghs | 4 | 12 | ||
| Senior Girls | 131 | 14§ | Do. do. | - | Do. | 5 | 15 | |||
| J. G. & I. | B. | 152 | 3 | Do. do. | 20 ft. A.F. | Wshg. tr'ghs | 3 | 21 | ||
| G. | 216 | 6 | Do. do. | 2 | 4 | |||||
| Duppas | Junior Boys | 169 | 4 | Do. do. | 15ft. 6in.A.F. | 6 | 4 | - | Towels changed | |
| Junior Girls | 188 | 8 | Do. do. | - | 6 | 4 | †- | |||
| Infants" | B. | 123 | 3 | Do. do. | 15½ ft. A.F. | 8 | 4 | - | ||
| G. | 133 | 6 | Do. do. | — | ||||||
| Ecclesbourne | Junior Boys | 320 | 6 | Trough. | 42½ ft. | 10 | 6 | 19 | ||
| 2 | Pedestal. | stop cock | ||||||||
| Senior Girls | 289 | 9 | Tr'gh A.F. | - | 6 | 7 | 21 | |||
| 7 | Ped'l A.F. | 2tr'gh | ||||||||
| Infants | B. | 123 | 2 | Tr'gh A.F. | 24 ft stop cock. | 2 tr'ghs | 2 | 6 | ||
| G. | 124 | 6 | Tr'gh A.F. | - | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Elmwood | Senior & J. B. | S. | 247 | 4 | Pedestal | 25 ft. A.F. | 9 | 3 | 12 | |
| J. | 139 | 3 | sep. c'stn. | 16 ft. A.F. | 6 | 2 | ||||
| S.& J. G. | s. | 153 | 8 | Do. do. | - | 7 | 3 | 18 | ||
| J | 155 | 8 | Do. do. | - | 6 | 3 | ||||
| Infants | B. | 185 | 4 | Do. do. | 26 ft. A.F. | 16 | 7 | 14 & 12 | ||
| G | 179 | 10 | Do. do (inft. sze.) | - | hnd. | |||||
| Gonville | Junior Boys | 119 | 3 | Do. do. | 19ft. 6in.A.F. | 5 | 4 | ‡ | ||
| Junior Girls | 204 | 11 | Do. do. | - | 7 | 3 | ‡ | |||
| Infants | G. | ) | - | 6 | 3 | ‡ | ||||
| B. | 103 | 2 | Do. do. | 12 ft. A.F. | ||||||
* Plus 1 sink. † More if necessary. ‡ Towels changed as required.
§ 4 W.C.'s reserved for use of Infant Girls.