Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Race, the Greenwich Open Road Race, the Organised Games
Finals and the Inter-Borough Games all continued to attract
great interest from both competitors and the sporting public alike.
The following are the attendances for the year ending 31st March 1972:—
Service | Eltham Baths | Green-wich Baths | Horn-fair Lido | Plum-stead Baths | Wool-wich Baths | Abbey Estate Laun-derette | Eltham Sports Centre | Totals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swimming | ||||||||
Public | 129,503 | 64,967 | 44,661 | 61,238 | 73,580 | - | - | 373,949 |
Schools | 88,824 | 60,949 | 669 | 71,230 | 49,148 | - | - | 270,820 |
Clubs | 15,397 | 13,344 | - | 11,872 | 4,962 | - | - | 45,575 |
Tuition | 7,274 | 2,948 | - | 2,813 | 895 | - | - | 13,930 |
Spectators | 8,047 | 3,717 | - | 4,051 | 1,273 | - | - | 17,088 |
Baths Private | - | 20,960 | - | 18,778 | 29,944 | - | - | 69,682 |
Free (O.A.P. etc.) | - | 4,793 | - | 10,797 | 3,335 | - | - | 18,925 |
Turkish | - | 14,593 | - | 5,819 | - | - | - | 20,412 |
Laundries | - | 1,384 | - | 10,963 | - | - | — | 12,347 |
Launderette | - | - | - | - | - | 38,905 | — | 38,905 |
Recreational Facilities | ||||||||
Roller Skating | - | 6,804 | - | — | - | — | 61 | 6,865 |
Badminton & TableTennis | — | 1,012 | — | — | — | — | 87 | 1,099 |
Indoor Bowls | _ | — | _ | — | 11,967 | — | — | 11,967 |
„ Golf | — | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 16 |
„ Cricket | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18,240 | 18,240 |
Keep Fit | — | 141 | - | - | - | - | — | 141 |
Rhythm and Movement | - | - | - | - | - | - | 296 | 296 |
Creche | - | - | - | - | - | - | 757 | 757 |
Five-a-side Football | — | 2,160 | — | — | — | — | — | 2,160 |
Totals | 249,045 | 197,772 | 45,330 | 197,561 | 175,104 | 38,905 | 19,457 | 923,174 |
During July and August 1971 the Abbey Wood Sports Centre
swimming pool was made available for five weeks by the I.L.E.A.
for the Council to operate for use by the public and swimming
attendances were 5,812.
Sports and Play Leadership attendances during the year were as
follows: Organised Games 64,316; Pre-school Play Groups 39,376;
Borough Play-in 500; Lawn Tennis Coaching Courses 410; Cycle
Race 1,250; Woolwich Restricted Badminton Tournament 500."