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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
Camberwell 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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CAMBERWELL PUBLIC BATHS AND WASH-HOUSES. Receipts from April 1st, 1901, until March 31st, 1904,
| Class of Bathers. | From April 1st, 1901, to March 31st, 1902. | From April 1st, 1902, to March 31st, 1903. | From April 1st, 1903 to March 31st, 1904. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Bathers. | Cash Received. | Number of Bathers. | Cash Received. | Number of Bathers. | Cash Received.[ | |||||||
| —.. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| Men, 1st Class Warm, at 6d. | 29099 | 727 | 9 | 6 | 30148 | 753 | 14 | 0 | 23169 | 704 | 4 | 6 |
| Men, 1st Class Cold, at 3d. | 57 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 567 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 41 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| Women, 1st Class Warm, at 6d. | 3013 | 75 | 6 | 6 | 3267 | 81 | 13 | 6 | 2862 | 71 | 11 | 0 |
| Women, 1st Class Cold, at 3d. | 33 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Men, 2nd Class Warm, at 2d. | 43192 | 359 | 18 | 8 | 45038 | 375 | 6 | 4 | 39739 | 331 | 3 | 2 |
| Men, 2nd Class Cold, at 1d. | 1685 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2313 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2223 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| Women, 2nd Class Warm, at 2d. | 11397 | 94 | 19 | 6 | 11416 | 95 | 2 | 8 | 10465 | 87 | 4 | 2 |
| Women, 2nd Class Cold, at 1d. | 1038 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 513 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 845 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
| Men, 1st Class Swimming, at 6d. | 12160 | 304 | 0 | 0 | 9376 | 234 | 8 | 0 | 10107 | 252 | 13 | 6 |
| Men, 2nd Class Swimming, at 2d. | 23809 | 198 | 8 | 2 | 20096 | 167 | 9 | 4 | 25549 | 212 | 18 | 2 |
| Women, 1st Class Swimming, at 6d. | 826 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 520 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 745 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| Women, 2nd Class Swimming, at 2d. | 129 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 116 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 185 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Club, 1st Class Swimming, at 5d. | 4955 | 103 | 4 | 7 | 4800 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 4639 | 96 | 12 | 11 |
| Specials, at 5d. | 1368 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 1380 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 1572 | 32 | 15 | 0 |
| Schools, at 3d. | 7639 | 95 | 9 | 9 | 4136 | 51 | 14 | 0 | 5322 | 66 | 10 | 0 |
| „ „ 1d. | 23860 | 99 | 8 | 4 | 20418 | 85 | 1 | 6 | 22447 | 93 | 10 | 7 |
| Totals | 164260 | 2120 | 18 | 11 | 154109 | 2006 | 2 | 2 | 154916 | 1982 | 14 | 3 |
| Hire of Rooms | ... | 118 | 18 | 0 | ... | 112 | 4 | 0 | ... | 107 | 12 | 6 |
| Weighing Machine | ... | 1 | 6 | 8 | ... | 1 | 7 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| Cycle Racks | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 | 14 | 10 | ||||
| Gallery, at 2d. | 1159 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 831 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 721 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Soap Sold to Bathers, at 1d. | 20881 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 20861 | 86 | 18 | 5 | 18112 | 75 | 9 | 4 |
| Bathing Dresses, Towels, &c., at 1d. | 7962 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 6974 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 8363 | 34 | 16 | 11 |
| ... | 2371 | 0 | 4 | ... | 2242 | 11 | 4 | ... | 2208 | 13 | 10 | |
| Washers | 17128 | 433 | 14 | 3 | 17989 | 445 | 7 | 2 | 17295 | 435 | 15 | 0 |
| Hours occupied by Washers, at 1½ | 68373½ | 70174 | 68631 | |||||||||
| Extra Half-hours | 6123 | 6500 | 6538 | |||||||||
| Soap Sold to Washers, at 1d | 924 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1142 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1670 | 6 | 19 | 2 |
| ... | 2808 | 11 | 7 | ... | 2692 | 13 | 8 | ... | 2651 | 8 | 1 | |
J. McCANDIE, Superintendent.