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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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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. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydenham | Jnr. Boys | 370 | 7 | Do. do. | 33 ft. A.F. | 12 | 14 | 24 | ||
| J.G. | 370 | 19 | Do. do. | 21 ft. A.F. | 17 | 14 | 28 | |||
| Infants | ||||||||||
| Tavistock | Snr. Boys | 215 | 7 | Do. do. | 54 ft. A.F. | 2 tr'ghs | 4 | 8-12 | ||
| Snr. Girls | 231 | 17 | Do. do. | — | Do. | 6 | 12-18 | |||
| Infants | B. | 96 | 2 | Do. do. | 7 ft. A.F. | 7 | 4 | 8-12 | ||
| G. | 88 | 5 | Do. do. | — | ||||||
| Waddon | Snr. Boys | 258 | 4 | Do. do. | 20 ft. A.F. | 8 | 5 | ... | Changed as necessary | |
| Snr. Girls | 278 | 10 | Do. do. | - | 10 | 6 | ... | |||
| J. B. & G. | B. | 184 | 7 | Do. do. | 22ft. 6 in. AF. | 6 | 5 | ... | ||
| G. | 189 | 10 | Do. do. | - | 6 | |||||
| Infants | B. | 72 | 3 | Do. do. | 13 ft. A.F. | 3 | 2 | ... | ||
| G. | 74 | 7 | Do. do. | — | 6 | 3 | ||||
| West Thornton | J.B. | 273 | 9 | Do. do. | 30 ft. A.F. | 9 | 6 | 15 | Changed three times per week | |
| J.G. | 238 | 13 | Do. do. | 7 | 6 | 15 | ||||
| Infants | f B. | 148 | 3 | Do. do. | 23 ft. A.F. | 4 | 15 | |||
| G. | 144 | 6 | Do. do. | — | 4 | 3/ | ||||
| Whitshorse Manor | S.B. | 170 | 9 (1 lockd up) | Do. do. | 32 ft. A.F. | 12 | 6 | 12 | ||
| J.G. | 236 | 16 (1 staff) | Do. do. | — | 11 | 4 | 20 | |||
| Infants | B. | 216 | 4 | Do. do. | 26 ft. A.F. | 18 & 2 slcp sinks. | 3 | 11 | ||
| G. | 100 | 8 | Do. do. | - | ||||||
| Rec'pt'n Room | — | 3 | — | - | ||||||
| Winterbourne | J.B. | 356 | 7 | Do. do. | 39 ft. A.F. | 16 | 8 | ... | Towels changed as necessary. | |
| J.G. | 397 | 17 | Do. do. | - | xl8 | 8 | ... | |||
| Infants | B. | 172 | 3 | Do. do. | 24 ft. A.F. | xl5 (& | 5 | ... | ||
| G. | 152 | 11 | Do. do. | — | 1 sink) | |||||
| *Woodside | Jnr. Boys | 423 | 9 | Pedestal sep. cist. | 37 ft. A.F. | *7 | 9 | 18 | ||
| Jnr. Girls | 296 | 16 | Do. do. | — | 19 | 5 | 25 | |||
| Infants | B. | 146 | 5 | Do. do. | 9 ft. A.F. | 5 | 4 | 16 | ||
| G. | 125 | 7 | Do. do. | - | ||||||
| x Plus one sink. * Alterations to buildings and new Infant School in course of construction Junior Girls— New range of W.C.'s. , „ „ „ Lavatories. | ||||||||||