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Refuse Disposal
All refuse (including approximately 350 tons of trade refuse)
was conveyed to the Tip at Stone owned by the Land Reclamation Co. Ltd.
Public Baths and Washhouses.—Greenwich is in the happy
position of having a modern establishment for its Public Baths and
Washhouses, situated in Trafalgar Road, and covering an area of
1£ acres. Originally there were 3 large swimming baths, 74 ladies
and gents' slipper baths, medicated vapour and foam baths,
washhouses and laundry, etc., but during the war the Ladies' 2nd
Class Swimming Bath was demolished by enemy action. Subsequently the Council, with Ministry approval, decided that Turkish
and Vapour Baths would replace the original Ladies' swimming
bath and rebuilding with this aim in view commenced during 1957.
March 10th of 1959 saw the opening to the public of the new
baths, the accommodation of which consists of the following :—
(a) Cooling Room with 23 cubicles for resting, with Attendant's Office and additional locker accommodation for
bathers not requiring a cubicle.
(b) Shower Room, with plunge pool and adjacent lavatory
accommodation, giving access to Turkish Bath, Vapour
Bath, Shampooing Room and Special Baths.
(c) Turkish bath suite comprising Tepidarium, Caledarium
and Lacomcum.
(d) Vapour Bath.
(e) Shampooing Room.
(f) Special Baths.
Since their inauguration these baths have proved to be extremely popular and, annual attendances which have been averaging over 12,000 have risen to 21,290 giving rise to difficulties of
accommodation. The present figure for attendances shows a
decrease of 3,187 from that of last year resulting from the closure
of these baths for a period of 3 weeks for redecoration.
Swimming baths continued to be well patronised, showing an
increase in attendances of almost 20,000 over those of last year,
while slipper baths and use of the public laundry remained approximately the same.
I am indebted to Mr. K. L. Embley, Manager and Superintendent Engineer, for the following statistics: —

*Includes 50,875 school children.