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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. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehorse Manor | S.B. | 170 | 10 | Do. do. | 32 ft. A.F. | 12 | 4 | 8 | ||
| J.G. | 252 | 16 | Do. do. | - | 7 | 3 | 15 | |||
| Infants | B | 188 | 4 | Do. do. | 26 ft. A.F. | 5 | 6 | ... | Towels changed as necessary. | |
| G. | 88 | 8 | Do. do. | - | ||||||
| Winterbourne | J. B. | 332 | 7 | Do. do. | 39 ft. A.F. | 16 | 8 | ... | Towels changed as necessary | |
| J. G. | 405 | 17 | Do. do. | - | xl8 | 7 | ... | |||
| Infants | B. | 188 | 3 | Do. do. | 24 ft. A.F. | xl5 | 4 | |||
| G. | 147 | 11 | Do. do. | - | ||||||
| Woodside | Jnr. Boys | 381 | 9 | Pedestal sep. cist. | 37 ft. A.F. | *7 | 8 | Towels changed daily. | ||
| Jnr. Girls | 297 | 13 | Do. do. | - | 10 | 5 | ||||
| Infants | B. | 143 | 5 | Do. do. | 9 ft. A.F. | 5 | 4 | |||
| G. | 145 | 7 | Do. do. | - | ||||||
| Heath Clark | Cent. B. | 210 | 5 | Do. do. | 22 ft. stop cock | 8 | 4 | 3 times per week or as necessary | ||
| Cent. G. | 210 | 10 | Do. do. | - | 8 | 4 | " | |||
| Croydon British | Senior Girls | 183 | 12 | Do. do. | - | 10 | 7 | 21 | ||
| Lady Edridge | Cent. G. | 328 | 8 | Do. do. | - | 4 | 8 | 16 | ||
| St Christophers | B. | 90 | 10 | Do. do. | 30 ft. A.F. | 7 | 3 | ... | Towels changed as necessary. | |
| G. | 38 | 6 | Do. do. | 3 | 1 | |||||
| I. | - | - | Do. do. | - | 3 | 1 | ||||
| St. Giles | B. | 45 | 3 | Do. do. | 9 ft. A.F. | 3 | 1 small towel to ea. child renewed f' tnightly | |||
| G. | 48 | 5 | Do. do. | - | 3 | |||||
| New Block | B. | 48 | 3 | Do. do. | 9 ft. A.F. | 3 | ||||
| G. | 20 | 5 | Do. do. | - | 3 | |||||
| St. Luke's Myope | B. | 23 | 2 | Do. do. | 4 ft. A.F. | 2† | 1 | ... | Towels changed twice weekly. | |
| G. | 14 | 3 | Do. do. | - | 2† | 2 | ||||
| St. George's Hall | B. | 53 | 1 | Do. do. | 6ft. & 1 stall with w.w.p. | 2 | 2 | ... | Towels changed weekly. | |
| G. | 41 | 2 | Do. do. | - | ||||||
† 1 Shower Bath for Boys.
† 1 Shower Bath for Girls.
x Plus one sink.