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Standards were prescribed relating to sleeping accommodation,
sanitary and washing accommodation, and meals accommodation
at hostels and camps; appropriate standards were also prescribed
for dressing rooms used by competitors.
Three County secondary schools in the Borough were used as
hostels for competitors taking part in the Olympic Games, and
were occupied by contingents from various parts of the world.
At each of the schools, a resident Warden was in charge (the
wardens being members of the teaching staff at the schools who
acted voluntarily in this capacity), and a general practitioner was
nominated to pay routine visits to examine any person reporting
sick, and generally to have medical charge of each hostel. A
Sanitary Inspector also visited each hostel daily to see that the
prescribed sanitary formula was observed, and to advise, where
necessary. Special arrangements were made by the Public Cleansing
Department for dealing with the removal of refuse and salvage.
The secondary schools proved to be very adaptable as hostels
as they are provided with ample modern sanitary accommodation,
washing facilities including shower baths, gymnasiums, fully
equipped kitchens, and dining halls. Rooms were set apart for
use as writing rooms, rest rooms and recreation rooms. Classrooms
were used as dormitories, and the beds were arranged so that there
should be not less than three feet between the beds, and that there
should be not less than 55 square feet of floor space per person.
A large tented camp was sited at Northwick Park, which
was operated by the Y.M.C.A. for the reception of visitors, both
from this country and abroad, and provided accommodation for
500 visitors. A sanitary code was drawn up well in advance of
the camp being erected, and discussions took place with the
Y.M.C.A. authorities with regard to the code and the disposition
of necessary sanitary services.
This camp site was on land which had previously been used
as a golf course, with a slight slope running from N.W. to S.E.,
the sanitary and ablution accommodation being placed on the S.E.
side. Special marquees were provided for these latter purposes
and chemical closets which were emptied daily by a contractor
were separately screened to give privacy. A dry ditch, the bottom
of which was forked over, provided adequate means of disposal
for waste water from ablution tents without giving rise to any
nuisance. A piped water supply was temporarily laid on from
the Colne Valley Water Company's supply. Befuse was collected
daily by the Public Cleansing Department. Marquees containing