Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Boys' w.c's.—Walls of apartments require lime washing.
*Flushing apparatus is out of order in one. Seats are defective in
two.
Girls' w.c's.—Walls of apartments are dirty.
Drinking Water.—This when required is obtained from adjoining
premises.
SPRING GROVE SCHOOL.
Boys' Department.
Urinal.—Requires extending by four feet.
W.c's.—*Pans fouled and seats missing from all. *Absence of
two doors. Insufficient top ventilation. Defective roof. The broken
glass has been replaced by corrugated iron, resulting in three of
the apartments being insufficiently lighted.
Girls' Department.
W.c's.—*From five pans the seats are missing, and on three
they are detached; *these are dirty. Insufficient ventilation. Joint
between pan and flush pipe defective.
Lavatory. —*Two waste plugs are missing and one tap is
defective.
Playground.—Defective in several large areas.
Infants' Department.
Urinal.—Flush inadequate. Roof defective.
W.c.'s.—Pans unsuitable inasmuch as the seats, rough and unglazed,
cannot be cleansed by ordinary means. *Three defective
joints between pan and flush pipe.
Ash pit— This brick built structure was condemmed in 1910,
(vide report of School Medical Officer for that year); it is still in
use. It should be abolished.
Lavatory.—Basins dirty and glaze much chipped, walls dirty
and require cleansing.
Drinking Water.—This is drawn from an uncovered tank
placed under the roof and immediately above the teachers' closet.