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The water taps to these basins require easing, adjusting
and repairing.
The fender of the foul-water gulley of the boys' school is
too low.
Drinking Fountains.
The position of these on the outside walls of the urinals is
unsuitable.
Urinals.
Infants.—Unprovided with any flush. The paving of blue
bricks with numerous joints is unsuitable for a urinal. The
crevices retain some of the urine and an offensive odour was to
be noted here during my inspection.
Boys.—The urinal is not of sufficient size and the unrendered
walls are consequently used by the boys as supplementary
to it. Blue brick paving is also laid down here.
Water Closets.
Of the trough pattern. The seats in several instances
had deposits of faeces upon them on the occasion of my visit.
The closets are closed in and no impervious floor is
provided under the seats. These conditions should be remedied.
All other conditions at these schools are satisfactory.
Green School, Isleworth.
Large Boom. Heating.
An iron stove is provided. The teacher informs me it is
insufficient, and that in order to get the necessary heat in
cold days she is forced to resort to lighting the gas. Under
these circumstances the atmosphere becomes vitiated from
the following causes :—-
(1). Over-heating of the particles in the air on the
hot parts of the stove.
(2). Over-drying of the air (this is prevented to some
extent by the provision of a basin of water on the stove).
(3). Passage of carbon monoxide gas through the
warm parts of the iron plates when red hot.
(4). The escape of gases of consumption into the air
from the lighted gas.