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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 basin | 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. | 7 | 4 | 12 | ||
| Junior Girls | 119 | 6 | Do. do. | - | 6 | 1 3 | 9 | |||
| Infant B. | 18 | 3 | Do. do. | 10 ft. A.F. | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Infant G. | 32 | 4 | Do. do. | - | ||||||
| Ingram | Senior Boys | 230 | 5 | Do. do. | 28 ft. A.F. | *4 | 6 | 16 | ||
| Senior Girls | 191 | 13 | Do. do. | - | 4 | 6 | 15 | |||
| Infants | B | 116 | 3 | Do. do. | 24 ft. A.F. | 1 tr'gh | 6 | 9 | ||
| G. | 128 | 6 | Do. do. | - | 1 do. | 6 | 6 | |||
| Kensington Avenue | Junior Boys | 112 | 3 | Do. do. | 12 ft. A.F. | 6 | 3 | 6 | Towels changed more often if required. | |
| Junior Girls | 120 | 7 | Do. do. | - | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Infants | B | 64 | 2 | Do. do. | 5ft.3in. A.F. | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||
| G. | 74 | 4 | - | |||||||
| Kingsley | Senior Boys | 342 | 6 | Do. do. | 30 ft. A.F. | 14 | 6 | ... | Towels changed twice a week or as necessary. | |
| Senior Girls | 362 | 18 | Do. do. | - | 14 | 7 | ... | |||
| Junior Mixed | (B. | 204 | 4 | Do. do. | 17 ft. A.F. | 6 | 8 | ... | ||
| |U. | 205 | 10 | Do. do. | - | ||||||
| Infants | 1 B. | 420 | 4 | Do. do. | 17 ft. A.F. | 16 | 8 | ... | ||
| G. | 10 | Do. do. | - | |||||||
| Lanfranc | Senior Boys | 198 | 6 | Do. do. | 41 ft. A.F. | 16 | 5 | ‡ | ||
| Senior Girls | 228 | 16 | Do. do. | - | 16 | 5 | ‡ | |||
| Norbury Manor | Senior Boys | 267 | 5 | Do. do. | 40 ft. A.F. | 2 Tr'ghs 6 ft. | 6 | 12 | Towels changed more often if required. | |
| Senior Girls | J 249 -j | 14 | Do. do. | - | 2 ditto | 5 | 10 | |||
| Junior Girls | 6 | Do. do. | - | |||||||
| J. B. & I. | 317 | 6 | Do. do. | 18 ft. A.F. | 21 | 9 | 18 | |||
| J. G. & I. | 310 | 14 | Do. do. | - | ||||||
| Oval ......... | Senior Boys | 156 | 4 | Do. do. | 15 ft. A.F. | 10 | 3 | 6 to 9 | Towels changed when necessary | |
| Senior Girls | 130 | 8 | Do. do. | - | 10 | 3 | 6 to 9 | |||
| J. B. & G. | B. | 208 | 4 inc. inf. b 10 inc. inf. g | Do. do. | 21 ft. A.F. | 8 | 4 | 8 to 12 | ||
| G. | ||||||||||
| Inf. B. & G. | 198 | Do. do. | - | 10 | 4 | 8 tol2 | ||||
| Fortland | Senior Boys | 227 | 7 | Do. A.F. | 29 ft. stop cock | 2 tr'ghs 5 ft. | 6 | 6 | ||
| Senior Girls | 182 | 10 | Do. do. | - | Do. | 5 | 5 | |||
| Infants | B. | 305 | 2 | Do. do. | 24 ft. stop cock | 2 tr'ghs 5 ft. | 6 | 6 | ||
| G | 7 | Do. do. | - | |||||||
Towels
changed when necessary
towels Changed when necessary
* 2 Troughs.
† More if necessary.
‡ Towels changed when necessary.