The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-22
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Ethe impure ali ii the rooms catisei
liz the lack 81 any me- haniesl mean
Of Ventilation Il constant menace
to he health Of the children. W.
l,were impressed that an Is being done
that can BE to5keep the building il
sanitary condition but the fact re
mains tina the conditions here are I
menace to public health, and betteI
provisions should be, made for these
childrea in a new building at. the
earliest nosslb1e date.
In the Fifth ward building We found
I IDEAL conditions In the heating, light
Ing ana yentilating OF the rooms. We
Recommended tef the principal and
janitor that careful attention be given
Ito the regulation of tie temp fatafe
In the diFerent rooms, some Of which
we found to be too warm and that
lthe automatic apparatus for flushing
the closets be 50 adjusted that sthey
may be flushed frequently, and It was
also recommended that the stools be
washed with an antlsePic solution
several times a week. We found that
this building is not provided with any
SANITARY drinking fountains. The
children in this school either drink
from a common glass or provide their
own cups. We recommend that drink.
ling fountains be installed in this build
ing at once.
The Fourth ward building is well
lighted and ventilated and is provided
with sanitary drinking fountains,
which we''belieye preclude the posi-
I.bility OF the communication Of dis
ease. We found the basement rooms
here inadequately heated for cold
weather. Children might contract a
cold II required to remain long in
such cold basement rooms. Here we
also recommended tina the closet
stools should be washed several times
a week.
: The closet room in this building is
not adequate for the number OF pu.
lpils that are enrolled, and We recon-
mend that when the building is en-.
larged that the closet system be en-
tireiy reconstructed and enlarged. At
he High school building We looked
over the lavatories and closets care
fully and found them In a sanitary
condition. We also inspected he do
mestic science department Of the
High school aud found the kitchen
where the experimental cooking is
done, and the store rooms where sup
plies are kept and the dining room
where lunches are served each day
10 be very clean and sanitary. The
only deficiency to be observed in this
building is in the lack OF modern
yentilating system to supply the vari-
Gus rooms with sufficient quantity
of fresh air The health Of the high
school students would be greatly con-
served by installing such system,
and We recommend that some move
ment should be made in the near fu-
ture to correct this defect in an other
wise model building.
4 In the slx.roomed building on Yir-
gina avenue we found well lighted
rooms that were quite efficiently heat
ed and ventilated by modern me-
chanical furnace and fan system. We
found sanitary drinking fountains
here thatwere working in a most
satisfactory manner, and we also
found the closet system in a clean
and sanitary condition, The four
roomed building at GAINESVILLE has
four well.lighted and comfortable
rooms, aud it is supplied with heat
and centilation by furnace and grav-
ity system which seems to be work.
ing in an efficient manner. There is
no water in this building, and surface
closets are used which are never SAM.
tary unless very closely looked after.
Water ought to be run to this build
ing and sanitary system of closets
installed. Drinking water here is Sc
cured from neighboring wells, but
most of the children have Individual
drinking cups,
The school house at Jackson Addi-
ton is an ordinary frame structure OF
two rooms with no sanitary convent
enceS having no water and using sur
face closets.
In all Of the buildings inspected we
found by investigation that all of the
floors had been thoroughly scrubbed
during the Christmas holidays, and
that there had been a coat OF floor
oil or dressing used on each floor.
Our inspections does not disclose
any evidence to show that any of the
school buildings are the sources OF the
epidemic Of typhoid fever that is pre-
valent in the city. We find that there
are seven cases OF the disease among
students enrolled in the High school,
and that they come from all parts of
the city, three from the First ward,
two from the Fourth ward, one from
the Second ward. and one from the
Fifth ward. There are nine children
enrolled In the Second ward school
that are afflicted with the disease,
seven in the Fourth ward, six in the
Fifth ward, five out OF the Virginia
hvsnua SrLnol md two from Rarnes.