[Report 1909] / Medical Officer of Health, Bexhill U.D.C. Borough.

  • Bexhill (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1909
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Credit: [Report 1909] / Medical Officer of Health, Bexhill U.D.C. Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A new class-room has been added this year, the lighting of which is good. Sanitary Conveniences—Earth pails. Cesspool for slop water, always full. Recommended to drain into sewer which now passes along the road in front of School. St. Mark’s School. Surroundings—Unpaved playground in front and one side. Paved at back. Ventilation—^Roof ventilators and windows. Ventilator has often to be closed as teacher cannot stand under it because of draught. In Infants’ room there are two gratings in the wall as fresh air inlets, but these are kept closed during the winter. Lighting—Good, from back in annexe and babies’ room, but only fair in main class-room. Warming—Open stove. Impossible to warm sufficiently as position is bad. Cloak Rooms—No arrangement for drying. Three lavatory basins, lock-up tap. Sanitary Conveniences—Good and clean. Sluice School. Surroundings—Unpaved playground. Church building is being utilized as School. Ventilation—Roof ventilators and windows. Lighting—Good. High and all round. Warming—Open stove. Cloak Room—Lobby used as cloak room. Sanitary Conveniences—Earth pails. Cesspool for slop water. Down Council School. Surroundings—I his is a new and up-to-date building with central hall and class-rooms on both sides. Situate at foot cf Down. The surrounding land is of marshy character, with a tendency to remain damp throughout the winter months. Unpaved ground in front, paved playground at sides. Ventilating and Warming—Grundy’s system of combined warming and ventilating. Did not act well at first. Electric propeller fans now installed in the inlet pipes, so that the class-rooms furthest from the heating apparatus can now be efficiently warmed. Windows are used for supplementary ventilation. Lighting—Good. Cloak Rooms—No special arrangement for drying. Sanitary Conveniences—Good and clean.