Report upon the sanitary conditions of the public elementary schools of Blackburn / by Alfred Greenwood.

  • Blackburn (England)
Date:
1904
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Credit: Report upon the sanitary conditions of the public elementary schools of Blackburn / by Alfred Greenwood. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    WHALLEY RANGE SCHOOL. This school WHS erecterl in iHfl'< i • , , '-^ and brick buildin.r oi twO' storeys, aaid n <r„llpvv Ti,-. -4. , ,. '^um^ . 1 : , ^lleiy. ilie interna] surfaces of tl,e walls are pink-washed. ^ Externally tlie building is in good renair. Thei-e is a, ventilating turret in the centre of the roof. Playgrounds. '.S6 sq. yds. The whole surface is flagged, and on three nides H ,t above the level of the ground floor of the school. The playgrounds are enclosed on. four sides. Tlie.re is a dry a.rea. Sanitary Conveniences. The sanitary conveniences consist of the pedestal tyoe of wc but originally were McFa,rla,ne's. There a,re eight con.p^rtn.ents fo.- girl, and infants (urinal 4ft.), five and a urinal ^21ft.) for boys and also separate accommodation for the male and female teachei-3 ' Tl.- convenie..ces are automatically flushed by three 30-galIon cisterns and are situated twelve yards from the school. Drainage The drainage, on inspection, was found to be defective. Bad smells were complained of in the class-room of' the Infant Department. The sanitary conveniences o^n inspection were found to be blocked. On breaking down to the drains, it was seen that they had been laid badly, a,nd that their close proximity to the school was a, source of danger. The tyne^McFarlane's—was unsuitable. The drains were ro-laid with cement joints, and connected to the Troy Street sewer, thus bringing their course in a more direct line, and a,way from the. school. Tlie conveniences wei-e reHConstriicted on the combined type of pedestal and trough—earthenware,—eadi pedestal being separately sealed. Befoi-e the re-construction of the above, the. sanitary convenience for the use of teachers consisted of a ven-tical 9in. pipe directly con- nected to the drain. A board was fixed above, and there was ao flushing apparatus. Refuse The dry refuse is collected in two tubs placed in- a room inside the school at the Troy Street end, on the gronnd floor, leadin,fr to the heating apparatus. The floor of this room is unevenly paved with
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