[Report 1924] / School Medical Officer of Health, Lowestoft Borough.

  • Lowestoft (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1924
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Credit: [Report 1924] / School Medical Officer of Health, Lowestoft Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    VICTORIA ROAD SCHOOL A modern singled-storey school, situated oh Victoria Road. Oulton Broad, which accommodates both boys and girls in mixed classes. Accommodation—211. Number on registers—230. Number of Class Rooms. 4. Lighting. Good throughout the school. Artificial lighting— electric. Ventilation. Good. Heating. Open fire-places in each room. Equipment. The desks are unsatisfactory, consisting of the old type of six-seater with no back rests. Sanitation. Good Washing Accommodation. 3 hand basins with cold-water taps for boys, situated in cloak room. Girls similar. Sanitary Conveniences. Boys—4 W Cs and urinal. Girls— 6 W.Cs. 1 W.C. for Teachers, all satisfactory. Situated in the playground. Water Supply. Town. No special drinking provision. Cloak Rooms. 2 cloak rooms, 1 for boys and 1 for girls. Both cloak rooms very poor type, and there is insufficient accommo¬ dation, and no provision made for drying clothes. Playground. Good, paved, well-drained playground. Cleanliness. Very fair. Remarks. The chief defect of this school is the cloak rooms. Certainly some provision should be made for drying wet clothes. The desks are of poor type, and should be replaced by more modern ones. There is no staff room. DELL ROAD SCHOOL. This is a modern infants’ school, standing well back off Dell Road, Oulton Broad. It was built by the Suffolk County Council prior to Oulton Broad being incorporated in the Borough. It unfortunately lies in the part of the Borough which is still on the conservancy system, and where the drinking water is obtained from shallow wells. Accommodation, 200. Number on Register, 134.
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