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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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PUBLIC OPEN SPACES.
| Borough Council— | |
|---|---|
| Charlton House and Gardens | 9.25 acres |
| R.N. College Cemetery | 5.86 „ |
| St. Alfege Recreation and Church Grounds | 2.30 „ |
| St. Nicholas Recreation Grounds | 1.25 „ |
| Hughes Fields Recreation Grounds | .74 „ |
| Batley Park | .97 „ |
| Bellot Memorial Gardens | .19 „ |
| Other Open Spaces | 5.25 „ |
| Approximately | 26.00 acres |
| H.M.Office of Works— | |
| Greenwich Park | 185 acres |
| L.C.C.— | |
| Blackheath (part of) | 89 acres |
| Blackheath—Rangers House and Garden | 2½ ,, |
| Maryon and Maryon Wilson Parks | 51½ „ |
| Charlton Park | 42¾ „ |
| Hornfair (formerly Charlton Playing Field) | 26 „ |
| Sayes Court Recreation Grounds | 3¼ „ |
| Approximately | 215 acres |
| Total Public Open Spaces in Borough Approx. 426 acres | |
| Mileage of Streets 88 (approx) | |
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.
There is evidence that Greenwich has been an inhabited place
for perhaps 2,000 years. Saxon burial mounds and barrows dating
from the 6th century are still to be seen in Greenwich Park and
coins and fragments of pottery deposited at Charlton House show
an almost continuous Roman settlement from 41 B.C. to 423 A.D.