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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chislehurst 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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One Nursing Home was closed during the year. Details of the five homes on the register at 31st December, 1957, are as under:—
| Number of Beds. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternity. | Other. | Total. | |
| — | |||
| — | |||
| — | 12 | 12 | |
| — | |||
| — | |||
The Homes were inspected at frequent intervals during the
year, and at no time were any contraventions found which called
for action on the part of the local authority.
All the beds are for medical or surgical cases, and the majority
are occupied by aged sick or aged infirm patients.
PUBLIC CONVENIENCES.
The Public Health Department is responsible for the cleaning
of the undermentioned conveniences used by the public :—
Public Lavatories (Male and Female sections): —
Westwood Lane, Blackfen.
St. Johns Road, Sidcup.
Queens Head P.H., Chislehurst.
Adj. Tigers Head P.H., Chislehurst.
Cotmandene Crescent, St. Paul's Cray.
Public Conveniences in Parks (Female sections only): —
Willersley Park, Blackfen.
Penhill Park, Blackfen.
The Glade, Lamorbey.
Waring Park, Sidcup.
King George's Field, Sidcup.
Longlands Recreation Ground, Sidcup.
Recreation Ground, St. Paul's Cray.
West Chislehurst Sports Ground, Chislehurst.
Recreation Ground, Mottingham.
Sidcup Place, Sidcup.
A staff of one part-time and three whole-time cleaners is
employed for this work.
During the year the conveniences at Cotmandene Crescent,
St. Paul's Cray, were completed and opened. Considerable damage
has since been sustained both to the fabric and fittings of this
building, and to a lesser extent at other conveniences.
Work was put in hand at the new conveniences at Dorset
Road, Mottingham, and it was possible to open these in the early
part of 1958.