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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 basins | No. of towels in use at time of insp. | No. Of towels used ea. wk. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Clark | Cent. B. | 196 | 5 | Do. do. | 22 ft. stop cock | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| Cent. G. | 187 | 10 | Do. do. | — | 8 | 4 | 12 | ||
| Croydon British | Senior Girls | 157 | 12 | Do. do. | — | 10 | 5 | 15-17 | |
| Lady Edridge | Cent. G. | 317 | 8 | Do. do. | — | 4 | 8 | 16 | |
| St. Christophers | B. | 74 | 3 | Do. do. | 7 ft. A.f. | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| G. | 36 | 6 | Do. do. | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||
| I. | 26 | 7 | Do. do. | 23 ft. A.F. | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||
| St. Giles | B. | 102 | 3 | Do. do. | 9 ft. A.F. | 3 | 102 | ... | ChChanged fortnightly. |
| G. | 80 | 5 | Do. do. | — | 3 | 80 | |||
| New Block | B. | included above | 3 | Do. do. | 9 ft. A.F. | 3 | ... | ... | |
| G. | 5 | Do. do. | — | 3 | ... | ... | |||
| St. Luke's Myope | B. | 27 | 2 | Do. do. | 4 ft. A.F. | 2† | 2 | ... | Towels changed weekly. |
| G. | 19 | 3 | Do. do. | — | 2† | 2 | |||
| St. George's Hall | B. | 42 | 1 | Do. do. | 6ft. & 1 stall with w.w.p. | 1 | 1 | ... | Towels changed weekly. |
| G. | 41 | 2 | Do. do. | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Suffolk Road Temporary | Infants B. | 2 | Standard pattern and height | space for 3 persons | 2 | ... | ... | ||
| Not Now in Use as a School. G. | 4 | — | 4 | ||||||
| All Saints | S.B. | 39 | 1 | Pedestal sep. cist. | 6 ft. hand flushed cist. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| S.G. | 40 | 2 | Do. do. | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| J.B. | 99 | 3 | Do. do. | 6½ ft. A.F. | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| J.G. | 83 | 5 (J.G. & I.G.) | Do. do. | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Infants B. | 40 | 3 (Inf. boys) | Do. do. | 8 ft. A.F. | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| G. | 38 | ||||||||
| † 1 Shower Bath for Boys. † 1 Shower Bath for Girls. | |||||||||