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 West Ham]
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Spray balks. A domestic hot water boiler was enlarged, as
also was the central heating boiler.
Cost. The total cost of these reconstructions and additions
was £8,165, which sum £7,245 was spent on the buildings.
As this school is sufficiently large and well adapted for its
purpose to serve as a model, it is desirable to include here a review
of the main points in its design. These are shown in the following
table.
Points. | Remarks. |
---|---|
Size | Approximately 32 acres. |
Proportion to | |
site of:— | |
7/8ths of an acre. | |
(b) Playground | Tarred. Boys 105 ft. x 101 ft. |
(10,605 sq. ft.) Girls 100 ft. | |
x 145 ft. (14,500 sq. ft). | |
(c) Garden | 10 acres approximately, balance |
playing field, etc. | |
Seven. | |
Size | Four, 24 ft. x 24 ft. |
Three, 23 ft. x 23 ft. | |
Type | Open-air (on three sides). |
Means of heating | Low pressure hot water. |
Position of solid | Timber built open-air type; one |
wall or walls | wall with no openings. |
Verandahs | None. |
Grass or asphalt | Small gardens between and in |
plots in front of | front of class rooms with tar |
paved paths. | |
None. | |
Size | 41 ft. x 37 ft. x 15 ft. high (1,517 |
sq. ft.). |