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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. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purley Oaks | s.b. | 100 | 6 | Ped.Sep.Cis | 33 ft. A.F. | 3 | 2 | *4 | ||
| s.g. | 76 | 9 | Do. do | - | 2 | 2 | *4 | |||
| J. B. & G. | B | 80 | Shared with Senior Boys | 4 | 3 | *6 | ||||
| G | 81 | Shar ed with Senior Girls | ||||||||
| Infants | B. | 72 | 4 | Ped.sep. cistern | 14ft. 6in. A.F. | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||
| G | 69 | 4 | - | |||||||
| Rockmount | S. & J. B. | 169 | 4 | Do. do. | 22 ft. A. F. | 7 | 4 | ... | Towels changed their times per week or as necessary. | |
| S. & J. G. | 119 | 10 | Do. do. | - | 7 | 3 | ... | |||
| Inft. B. | 88 | 3 | Do. A.F. | 20 ft. A.F. | 8 | 2 | ... | |||
| Inft. G. | 96 | 7 | Do. A.F. | - | 2 | |||||
| South Norwood | Jnr. B. | 282 | 7 | Do. sep. cistern | 36 ft. A.F | 4 | 4 | 12 | ||
| School in course of Re-building. | Jnr. G. | 159 | 21‡ | Do. do. | - | ... | ||||
| Infants | B. | 185 | Do. do. | 16 ft. A.F. | 19 | 7 | 21 | |||
| G. | 110 | Do. do. | - | |||||||
| Sydenham | Jnr. Boys | 283 | 7 | Do. do. | 33 ft. A.F. | 12 | 6 | 12 | ||
| J.G. Infants | 380 | 16 | Do. do. | 34 ft. A.F. | 17 | 9 | 18 | |||
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| Tavistock | Snr. Boys | 229 | 7 | Do. do. | 54 ft. A.F. | 2 tr'ghs | 5 | ... | Chenged once or twlce per week. | |
| Snr. Girls | 254 | 17 | Do. do. | - | Do. | 6 | ... | |||
| Infants | B. | 103 | 2 | Do. do. | 7 ft. A.F. | 7 | 4 | ... | ||
| G. | 95 | 5 | Do. do. | - | ||||||
| Waddon | Snr. Boys | 266 | 4 | Do. do. | 20 ft. A.F. | 8 | 6 | ... | Changed twlce weekly or as necessary | |
| Snr. Girls | 294 | 10 | Do. do. | - | 10 | 6 | ... | |||
| J. B. & G. | B. | 142 | 7 | Do. do. | 22ft. 6in.AF. | 6 | 6 | ... | ||
| G. | 158 | 10 | Do. do. | - | 6 | |||||
| Infants | B. | 128 | 3 | Do. do. | 13 ft. A.F. | 3 | 5 | ... | ||
| G. | 109 | 7 | Do. do. | - | 6 | ... | ||||
| West Thornton | J. B. | 280 | 9 | Do. do. | 30 ft. A.F. | 9 | 6 | ... | changed three times per week or as necessary | |
| J.G. | 240 | 13 | Do. do. | - | 7 | 6 | ... | |||
| Infants | B. | 299 | 3 | Do. do. | 23 ft. A.F. | 3 | ... | |||
| G. | 6 | Do. do. | - | 4 | 3 | |||||
* Towels changed approx. every other day. † More towels if required.
‡ J.G. & I.G. now sharing 6 W.C.'s (rebuilding in progress).