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Walthamstow 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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on the Greenleaf Road site was completed, providing a metalwork
room. A second instalment, a woodwork room, is in course of
erection, and will be completed shortly.
Construction of three additional classrooms at Co.ppermill Road
Secondary School is nearing completion, the additional projects
as conversion of classrooms to woodwork and metalwork rooms
which are integrated with the former scheme will be commenced
soon.
Additions and Alterations.
The provision of a staff room at Marsh Street Schools Library
has filled an urgent need, and alterations to provide a children's
lavatory have also been completed.
New windows have been inserted at the St. Mary's C. of E.
Infants' School ; these give improved lighting and ventilation to the
Classrooms.
Additional washing facilities have been provided at Markhouse
Road Infants' School. This was coupled with alterations to cloak
accommodation.
The provision of additional washing facilities at Maynard Road
Junior Boys' School was carried out in two stages.
The difficulties with regard to water supply at the Sir George
Monoux Grammar School were partly overcome by the installation
of additional water storage. Since then an additional water main
has been lAld into the school.
A further instalment for the conversion of sliding doors to
windows at Hale End Special School has been completed. A number
still remain to be converted.
The work of remodelling lavatories at St. Mary's C. of E.
Infants' School has been completed.
The second instalment of remodelling of ablution accommodation
at Coppermill Road Junior Mixed and Infants' School has been
completed.
Remodelling of lavatories to Higham Hill Junior Boys' and
Infants' School was carried out in the summer holiday.
Renewal of urinals to the boys' lavatory at Thorpe Hall Infants'
School has been completed.
A start on the new washing facilities and provision of staff
lavatory at Pretoria Avenue E.S.N. School will be made shortly.
Maintenance.
The severe weather conditions during the winter produced the
usual frozen water supplies and difficulties in lavatories, the older