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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 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough.

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74
The following are the Drinking Fountains and Horse Troughs
in the Borough which are cleansed daily by the attendants attached
to the Department:—
Drinking Fountains
Armada Street, Deptford.
Blackheath (Andrew Gibb Memorial).
Blackheath (Greenwich Park).
Blackheath Hill, West Greenwich (disused).
Charlton Church Lane.
Westcombe Hill, Blackheath.
Horse Troughs
Charlton Church Lane.
Creek Road, Deptford.
Invicta Road, Blackheath.
Tunnel Avenue, East Greenwich.
In addition to the above-mentioned Drinking Fountains and
Horse Troughs one Council urinal and three others attached to
Public Houses are cleansed daily by two attendants.

Table: Free hand-washing facilities, introduced in the interests ol Public Health during 1951, were continued with marked success during the year and the following table gives an indication of the growing use made of these facilities :—

Free hand-washing facilities, introduced in the interests ol Public Health during 1951, were continued with marked success during the year and the following table gives an indication of the growing use made of these facilities :—

ConvenienceMenWomenTotal
Batley Park5,0725,08010,152
Creek Road1.9685.2917,259
Greenwich South Street1,8915,1046,995
King William Walk3.2888.43111,719
Rodmere Street2,0454.1396,184
Shooter's Hill Road2,6223,5786,200
Totals16,88631,62348,509

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Aged, Infirm and Physically Incapacitated Persons.—
Now-a-days life is very difficult for the aged. In a Welfare State
where most of the emphasis is on youth and where provision for
them is on a most lavish scale, it is small wonder that the elderly
feel neglected and become somewhat irascible. Post-war years
have seen a decline in the cohesion of the family unit and the
presence in it of an aged and infirm person is often resented,
considered to be a handicap and a disruptive influence. However,
it has been postulated that up to 30% of people of pensionable age
have no relatives in a younger group; indeed, as time inevitably
removes loved ones, whether relatives or friends, many old people
find themselves bereft of all personal relationships.