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Comments of A.S.M.O.—Dr. Lindsay Saunders says that tho children
show signs of great improvement, both in their personal appearance
and heads. He finds that the majority of parents either cannot or
will not give their children medical treatment. He is further struck
with the number of unvaccinated children.
Type—III. Three storey, class rooms open on to corridors, six class
rooms on each floor. In several class rooms, classes not separated.
Site—Shut in.
Playground—Small, tar paved, well drained, good condition, provides
access to private houses.
Sanitary Conveniences—
Boys 4 trough closets, automatic flushing.
Girls 8 trough closets, automatic flushing.
Infants 4 trough closets, automatic flushing.
Urinals—Senior Boys 10-ft. lineal, -Infant Boys 8-ft. lineal.
Lavatory Basins—Boys 3, Girls 3, Infants 4.
Drinking Water—Two taps, no cups.
Class Room Walls—Hard plaster, painted dado.
General Cleanliness of School—Fairly clean.
Desks—New dual desks.
Lighting—Fair, direction of source and light faulty. Window to floor
area 1 in 3.2.
Heating—Hot water radiators and open fire places.
Ventilation—Fair. Available window openings to floor area 1 in 4.9.
Cloak Rooms—Badly ventilated, offensive, indifferently lighted.
Comments of A.S.M.O.—Dr. Snowman suggests that in the Gordon
Memorial School better lighting facilities should be afforded as
otherwise it is very difficult to examine the vision on winter afternoons.
The lighting throughout this school is very bad. Otherwise.
the remarks made last year equally apply to the current year.