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Heston and Isleworth 1910

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]

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Girls' closets.—The cement paving in front requires refloating.
The guttering in front has been removed and should
be replaced. Several of the tiles have come off the roof.
The fronts of the closets should be removed to allow for
cleansing as in the case of the boys' closets.
All the other conditions at this school are satisfactory.
Isleworth Blue Boys.
Ventilation.
More windows should be made to open in the classrooms
of the ground floor.
Artificial Lighting.
This is insufficient. If it is not possible to install electric
lighting, the old flat gas burners should be replaced by
inverted incandescent burners.
Lavatory.
There are four basins in the lavatory on the ground
floor for the use of scholars using the ground floor rooms.
In two of these the waste-pipes are disconnected, in another
the bottom has been knocked out and in the fourth the
waste-pipe is choked.
Drinking water.
There is no supply provided directly from the rising
main for drinking purposes. The supply comes from a tank
which is not accessible for cleansing.
Urinal.
Only a small portion of the cement rendered walls are
supplied with a flushing pipe, and the consequence is that
the walls are in places heavily coated with deposit.
The partitions provided are of no use and are unflushed
and should be removed.
Covered Playground.
The plaster is commencing to fall away from the
ceiling. The limewashed walls and the painted woodwork are