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St. Paul's School.
This School is situated in the Borough Road, and is
surrounded by small property. All departments are heated
by open fires. Artificial lighting by incandescent gas, which
is inadequate.* The windows are small and the window
frames very thick, excluding much light. The walls are
distempered.
There are no Teachers' rooms.
The playground is asphalt and is shared by all
departments.
There is a drill shed and a drinking fountain, which is
out of order and should be removed, as it draws its supply
from a tank.
In all departments the majority of the desks are of
the old long type, having no backs.
The Boys' Department (148) consists of two classrooms
separated from each other by a glass screen, and a third
large classroom, in which there is a gas stove for additional
heating.
The cloakroom is a small lobby—no heating. There
are two basins in a small shed outside. The lavatory
accommodation consists of five w.c.s—trough, automatic
flush, enclosed wooden seats. An old and unsatisfactory
system. The urinal is foul and requires reconstruction.
The Girls' Department (130) consists of two classrooms,
one being very large.
The cloakroom is narrow, dark, and badly ventilated,
and contains two basins and a sink—no heating.
The lavatory accommodation consists of seven w.c.s,
with enclosed wooden seats—trough, automatic flush. An
unsatisfactory system.
There is a urinal for infant boys, which is foul, dark,
and wet. This needs reconstruction.
The Infants' Department (182) consists of three classrooms,
the largest having a gas radiator in addition to an
open fire, but even so it appears difficult to keep this room
warm in cold weather.
The cloakroom is merely a passage between the Infants'
and Girls' Schools and is used by both.
St. Peter's School.
This is an old School, situated in Cambridge Road.
All departments are heated by open fires, and artificial
lighting is by incandescent gas.
The natural lighting is not good, the windows having