London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1938
[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. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonville | Junior Boys | 118 | 3 | Do. do. | 18 ft. A.F. | 7 | 3 | 22 | ||
| Junior Girls | 127 | 11 | Do. do. | — | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Infants | G. | 84 | 2 | Do. do. | — | 6 | 3 | |||
| B. | 109 | 12 ft. A.F. | ||||||||
| Howard | Junior Boys | 151 | 5 | Pedestal sep. c'stn. | 20 ft. A.F. | 7 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Junior Girls | 149 | 6 | Do. do. | — | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Infant B. | 34 | 3 | Do. do. | 10 ft. A.F. | 4 | 5 | 27 | |||
| Infant G. | 47 | 4 | Do. do. | - | ||||||
| Ingram | Senior Boys | 300 | 5 | Do. do. | 28 ft. A.F. | 4 1 tr'gh | 6 | 18 | ||
| Senior Girls | 260 | 13 | Do. do. | — | 4 | 5 | 15 | |||
| Infants | B. | 300 | 3 | Do. do. | 24 ft. A.F. | 1 | 5 | 15 | ||
| G. | 6 | Do. do. | — | tr'gh 1 do. | ||||||
| Kensington Avenue | Junior Boys | 122 | 3 | Do. do. | 12 ft. A.F. | 6 | 3 | 9 | ||
| Junior Girls | 134 | 7 | Do. do. | — | 6 | 3 | 9 | |||
| Infants | B. | 57 | 2 | Do. do. | 5 ft. A.F. | 6 | 3 | 9 | ||
| G. | 49 | 4 | — | |||||||
| Kingsley | Senior Boys | 334 | 6 | Do. do. | 30 ft. A.F. | 14 | 6 | 12 | ||
| Senior Girls | 336 | 18 | Do. do. | — | 14 | 7 | 14 | |||
| Junior Mixed | B. | 203 | 4 | Do. do. | 17 ft. A.F. | 8 | 4 | 8 | ||
| G. | 188 | 10 | Do. do. | — | 8 | 4 | 8 | |||
| Infants | B. | 179 | 4 | Do. do. | 17 ft. A.F. | 8 | 4 | 8 | ||
| G. | 179 | 10 | Do. do. | - | 8 | 4 | 8 | |||
| Lanfranc | Senior Boys | 186 | 6 | Do. do. | 41 ft. A.F. | 16 | 5 | 32 | ||
| Senior Girls | 192 | 16 | Do. do. | — | 16 | 5 | ||||
| Norbury Manor | Senior Boys | 250 | 5 | Do. do. | 40 ft. A.F. | 2 Tr'ghs 6 ft. | 4 | 12 | Towels changed as required. | |
| Senior Girls | 222 | 14 | Do. do. | - | 2 ditto | 4 | 12 | |||
| Junior Girls | 6 | Do. do. | - | |||||||
| J. B. & G. | 250 | 13 | Do. do. | 23 ft. A.F. | 21 | 9 | 18 | |||
| Infants | 350 | 17 | Do. do. | 12 ft. A.F. | ||||||