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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
Greenwich 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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PUBLIC OPEN SPACES
| Borough Council— | Acres. |
|---|---|
| Charlton House and Gardens | 9.25 |
| R.N. College Cemetery | 5.86 |
| St. Alfege Recreation and Church grounds | 2.3 |
| Sayes Court Recreation grounds | 1.43 |
| St. Nicholas Recreation grounds | 1.25 |
| Hughes Fields Recreation grounds | .74 |
| Batley Park | .97 |
| Bellot Memorial Gardens | .19 |
| Other Open Spaces | 5.25 |
| approximately | 27. |
H.M. Office of Works—
| Greenwich Park | 185 |
| L.C.C.— | |
| Blackheath (part of) | 73 |
| Maryon Park | 46.70 |
| Charlton Park | 45.75 |
| Charlton Lido | 23 |
| Mileage of Streets | 72 |
SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
The Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich comprises three
districts, viz. : Greenwich, Charlton and Kidbrooke, and St.
Nicholas, Deptford, all of which are now united into one civil
Parish.
The Borough is well catered for in the way of parks and open
spaces, the largest being the famous Greenwich Park, with its
historical surroundings, covering an area of 185 acres. Blackheath
forms a Southern boundary, 73 acres of which are within the
Borough. To these must now be added the recently opened L.C.C.
Play Centre and Lido with its well-equipped swimming bath.
The part situated near the River Thames is, generally speaking,
an industrial area and is more densely populated than the upper
parts of the Borough.
Considerable alteration has taken place during recent years
by the closing of courts and alleys, demolition of old houses and
utilising of sites for the erection of modern houses and blocks