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Tottenham 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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8
WEST GREEN WARD.
BELMONT ROAD SCHOOL -Senior Mixed Department.
Artificial Lighting.—The lights are fixed at too great a
height, and the Head Master complains of insufficient gas
pressure which renders the general lighting unsatisfactory.
infants' Department.
Artificial Lighting.—The lighting would be improved if
the gas pendants were fixed lower.
Cloakrooms.—A clothes peg is not provided for each
child.
DOWNHILLS SCHOOL—Boys' Department.
Classrooms.—Two classes are held in one classroom,
without partitions.
Ventilation.—The ventilation of two of the large rooms
would be improved by the addition of ventilators.
Seating.—The desks are not adjustable.
Girls' Department.
Seating.—The desks are not adjustable.
Cloakrooms.—The cloakrooms are crowded, and there is
not a clothes peg for each child.
Infants' Department.
Lavatories.—The lavatory accommodation is not satisfactory,
there being only one door for entrance and exit.