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Tottenham 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Seating.—When the partition is erected in the large
room, new desks will be provided.
Girls' Department.
Classrooms.—A partition has been erected in the large
classroom.
Classrooms.—The cloakrooms are used as passages.
Playground.—The playground is very muddy in wet
weather, and should be asphalted ; no covered shed is
provided.
Infants' Department.
Cloakroom.—This is used as a passage for one class.
Playground.—The playground is very muddy in wet
weather and should be asphalted; there is 110 covered
shed.
HIGH CROSS WARD.
PAGE GREEN SCHOOL—Boys' Department.
N atural Lighting.—The desks have been rearranged so
that the light fells on the left of the scholars.
Seating—The desks are non-adjustable, and the majority
of them are without back rests.
Girls' Department.
Natural Lighting.—Thelighting is quite inadequate, and
is from the back instead of from the left; several classes
get only borrowed light. To change the position of the
desks would improve matters considerably.