[Report 1920] / School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ’The vcnlilalion is by means of windows, nsiiallx' supplemented by wall inlets, and in addition an outlet in the roof is nearly alwaws jmesent. In the more recently erected Schools the windows have been provided with excellent Hopper ventilation. None of the vSchools are large enough t(,) suggest having an)' mechanical system of ventilation even if thotiglu advisable. I'he Cjuestion of artiheial lighting does not arise, as the Schools cl(-)se as earlv as half-past three during the winter months in order that small children may reach home before dark. The natural lighting of the Schools is satisfactory so far as the proportion of window^ to lloor space is concerned, and the desks can ahvays be arranged to avoid compelling the scholars to sit with their backs to tire light unless there is an additional source of light on either the right or lift hand. Open fireplaces are most frequently tised, wdth sometimes open or closed stoves. Hot water pipes are only in use in the larger Schools unless, as in the case of some of the small Schools, an open fireplace is used iir combination ^vith a low' pressure radiator. d'his combination appears to be ciuite satisfactory, especially for infants’ departments, as the open fireplace alone is not sufficient to adequately w'arm a classroom even with all ventilators closed. \Trv few’ of the old type long desks now’ remain in the Schools, d'hev have been gradtialh’ rejilaced by dual and single desks. Slates are also obsolete in most of the Infants’ classes, and none are issued bv the Authority. In the majority of the Si'hools a bag is given to each Scholar upon admission in which the child’s books, pencils, etc., are kept. Wdienever op])or- tunity arises blackboards have been built into the w'alls of the classrooms so as to avoid making use of st<ands, thus economising in floor space. Where possible w’ater is laid on from the public supply, but the majority of the Schools are compelled to use w’ell waiter or to store rainwater. Methods for the disposal of excreta include privv, with midden, or the pail system, and those Schools w’hich have a public