[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley] page 68

Bromley 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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Table: TABLE VIII.METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.The Borough Engineer has kindly furnished the following information from the records at the Climatological Station, Church House Gardens:—

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TABLE VIII.

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.

The Borough Engineer has kindly furnished the following information from the records at the Climatological Station, Church House Gardens:—

Total Rainfall	23.41 inches.
Mean maximum daily temperature	56.0°
Mean minimum daily temperature	42.0°
Highest maximum temperature	83° (26th July)
Lowest minimum temperature recorded	15° (4th February)
Lowest grass temperature recorded	13° (4th February)

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OPEN AIR RECREATIONAL AMENITIES.
The value of Bromley's open spaces cannot be over estimated,
for they provided rest and relaxation for the older members of
the population and facilities for recreational activities for the
younger generation, thus making a notable contribution to the
general well being of the community.

Table: Commons, Public Recreation Grounds and Gardens.Six hundred and three acres of land have been secured or reserved for public recreational purposes, representing 9.2 per cent. of the total acreage of the Borough.

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Commons, Public Recreation Grounds and Gardens.

Six hundred and three acres of land have been secured or reserved for public recreational purposes, representing 9.2 per cent. of the total acreage of the Borough.

	Acres.	Roods.	Poles.
Bromley Public Golf Course	56	1	8
Church House Gardens	12	3	20
Elmstead Woods	61	1	36
Golf Course Playing Fields	41	1	5
Hayes Common (including Pickhurst Green)	213	1	32
Hollydale Open Space	6	1	0
Husseywell Open Space	2	1	30
Keston Common	55	1	24
Kings Meadow Recreation Ground	9	1	0
Library Garden	1	2	0
Martins Hill Recreation Ground	12	0	29
Oakley Road Recreation Ground	2	0	0
Pickhurst Green Recreation Ground	12	2	14
Queens Garden	2	1	4
Queens Mead Recreation Ground	10	3	15
Southborough Open Space	6	0	0
The Knoll Open Space	4	1	39
Turpington Open Space	1	3	10
Whitehall Recreation Ground	17	1	6
Widmore Open Space	3	1	28
Reserved:
Hayes (Old) Rectory Grounds	2	0	25
Hillcrest Open Space	0	2	0
New Street Hill Open Space	11	2	8
Norman Park	56	0	0
	603	1	13

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Bromley 1956

Table: TABLE VIII.METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.The Borough Engineer has kindly furnished the following information from the records at the Climatological Station, Church House Gardens:—

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Table: Commons, Public Recreation Grounds and Gardens.Six hundred and three acres of land have been secured or reserved for public recreational purposes, representing 9.2 per cent. of the total acreage of the Borough.