- ZA HPRA A3440-B-B1-B1.8-B1.8.3
- Unidad documental simple
- 1967
Children learning to write hardly have elbow room to mark their slates.
Children learning to write hardly have elbow room to mark their slates.
Because of the shortage of school building, African children attend classes in any available structure- a tin shack or a church. For new school to be built, township residents must first raise half the cost.
Children waiting in school yard
Small scholars have come early to school, must wait in yard until 11 a.m. session.
By time afternoon session begins, fatigue has caught up with teacher and pupils alike. She has just finished with one overcrowded class, her children have waited three hours. Girl at board is untrained extra teacher waiting to enter nurse's course.
Only most urgent cases are admitted; still, wards operate at 50% beyond capacity. patients lie on stretchers, chairs, and felt mats on floor between and under beds.
Only most urgent cases are admitted; still, wards operate at 50% beyond capacity. patients lie on stretchers, chairs, and felt mats on floor between and under beds.
Child has been judged not "serious" enough to be given a bed.
Infant patients must often share a bed with two others, and spread of infectious diseases is a common problem.
African children who have left home to fend for themselves in city streets.
When these pictures were taken, Papa's mother had just learned that he had been playing hooky for three months.