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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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| 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. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's | Boys | 81 | 3 | Do. do. | 8 ft. stop tap | 2 | 2 | 6 1 | Towels changed when necessary. | |
| Infant Boys | 25 | ... | ||||||||
| Girls and Infant Girls | 98 | 6 | Do. do. | - | 3 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 28 | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| St. Mark's | J.G. & I | B. | 31 | 2 | - | 5 ft. A.F. | 3 | 3 | ... | Towels changed daily |
| G. | 140 | 5 | Do. do. | - | ||||||
| St. Mary's (Addington) J. M. & I. | Junior B. | 34 | 3 | Do. do. | 12 ft. A.F. | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Junior G. | 36 | 4 | Do. do. | - | ||||||
| Infants | B. | 25 | Share d with Junior Boys | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| G. | 20 | Share d with Junior Girls | ||||||||
| St. Mary's R.C. | Mixed B. | 151 | 4 | Do. do. | 16 ft. A.F. | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Infants B. | 77 | 2 | Do. do. | 8 ft. A.F. | ||||||
| Mixed G. | 137 | 9 | Do. do. | - | 6 (2 inft.) | 2 | 6 (inc. 2 inft.) | |||
| St,Peter's | Inf. B. | 122 | 3 sts. trough A.F. 4ft.6in. A.F | 3 | 1 | 2 | Towels changed when necessary. | |||
| Inf. G. | Do. | Do. do. | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| St. Saviour's | J. M. | B. | 164 | 4 | Do. do. | 23 ft. A.F. | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| G | 7 | Do. do. | - | |||||||
| Infants | 98 | 2 | Do. do. | 7 ft. | 3 | 4 | 8 | |||
| Shirley | J. Mxd. | B. | 118 | 3 | Pedestal sep. cist | 10½ ft. stop cock | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| G. | 86 | 4 | Do. do. | - | ||||||
| Infants | B. | 45 | 2 | Do. do. | 4 ft. A.F. | } 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| G. | 21 | 3 | Do. do. | - | ||||||
| Archbishop Tenison's | Central B. | 203 | 4 | Do. do. | 18 ft. A.F. | 9 | 4 | 12 | ||
| Senior G. | 146 | 8 | Do. do. | - | 5 | 3 | 6 | |||
| St. Michael's | Central G. | 218 | 9 | Do. do. | - | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Monks Orchard | Junior B. | 38 | 3 | P.W.D. | 13 ft. | ‡4 | 1 | ... | Towel changed three times per week. | |
| Junior G. | 39 | 6 | P.W.D. | ‡4 | 2 | ... | ||||
| Infant B. | 66 | 2† | P.W.D. | 14 ft. | ‡6 | 2 | ... | |||
| Infant G. | 65 | 5 | P.W.D. | |||||||
† 1 Babies (Boys and Girls). ‡ plus one sink.