[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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    water siijiplv ar(‘ ]')r()vi(le(l willi water ('losels. Gener- ally speaking’ the oiitbiiilclin^s are in a ^'ood state of repair, and are kept in a sanitar\^ ('ondition. All the Schools are supplied with Disinfee'tant. Arrangements have been made' for the disposal of refuse' fre)m all the Ge)uncil Se'hools. Ih'operlv e'ejuippe'd lavatories have been installed in Se'hools that have' a publie' ^^■ateu■ sup))l\- ; elsewhere, a washstanel is usualK' provieled. ddu' e'loak'i'oom ae'e'ommodation is far fre)m satis- fae'(or\', e'xe'epi in ne'w h'-buih or re-me)delled vSche^ols. in these, provisi('n is made' for the elrvin^ of the children's e'le)thin^' and boots bv means e)f hot water pipes, anel plent\' of space is ])re)vided l)etween tlie numbereel hat-pe,q‘s. In the smaller Schools, unfortun- atelv, oidA' the porch, with its attenelant drawbacks, is available as a cloakroom. ddie state of the Schoe)ls as reg'ards ^‘eneral cleanli- ness is usualb’ ,i4'ood, anel should cause for ce)mplaint if the Ileael beachers wWl supervise it, for the School Cdccaners are not underpaid. One new Schoe)I was erected at Withernsea during- the \'ear. It is a temporary buileling, or rather e)ne built of six re-moelelled army huts. It has acceemmexla- tion fe)r nearly 3e)ej scholars in <S e'lassre)oms, te^gether with a Lal)orator\', W'orkslu)]:) anel Assembh' Hall. It is heated bv low pressure hot water system throughout, and each classroe)m has crevss ventilatie')n. An additional classroe^m and wemkshop has also been built at the Howden Council Schoeel. The folle)wing improvements have been carried out at Pre)vieled Scheeols : — Renewal of playground surfaces at Rarlby, l^oggathempe, Howden, Norton, W^old Ne\vte)n. Improvements eef the Ideating Apparatus at Rarlby, Driffield, Pockdington, Withernsea, \\old New'ton. And minor repairs have been made at Rubwith (leacher’s House), Alarton, WAllingfen, Speeton,