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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
Hammersmith 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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other Departments of the Council, to increase the provision of open space and trees. More housing
estates have been landscaped this year, new trees planted in streets, and a programme
planned for similar future expansion. In other ways too, it is hoped to provide for added leisure
and activity in the open air, surrounded by greenery.
The London Borough of Hammersmith provides, in its Parks and Open Spaces, the following facilities for games and recreation:
| Furnival Gardens. | 1. | Refreshments |
| Bishops Park. | 2. | Bowling Greens |
| 15. | Tennis Courts | |
| 1. | Putting Green - 18 holes | |
| 1. | Cricket Pitch | |
| 2. | Football Pitches | |
| 1. | Paddling Pool | |
| 1. | Sandpit | |
| 1. | Toddlers Green | |
| 1. | Open Air Theatre | |
| 2. | Refreshments | |
| 384. | Allotments | |
| South Park | 6. | Tennis Courts |
| 2. | Cricket Pitches | |
| 4. | Football Pitches | |
| 1. | Paddling Pool | |
| 1. | Sandpit | |
| 1. | Toddlers Green | |
| 1. | Refreshments | |
| 1. | Playground - Floodlit (hard area) | |
| 1. | Playground - Children's | |
| Lillie Road Recreation Ground | 2. | Cricket Nets |
| 1. | Football Pitch | |
| 1. | Playground - Children's | |
| Margravine Playground | 1. | Playground - Floodlit (hard area) |
| 1. | Playground - Children's | |
| Langford Gardens | 1. | Playground - Floodlit (hard area) |
| 1. | Playground - Children's | |
| Wendell Park | 1. | Playground - Children's |
| Wormholt Park | 1. | Bowling Green |
| 4. | Tennis Courts | |
| 1. | Playground - Children's |
The disposal of the dead is another responsibility of the Parks and Cemeteries Service
and for this purpose four cemeteries are provided and maintained:-
Mortlake Cemetery Clifford Avenue, S.W.14
North Sheen Cemetery Lower Richmond Road, Richmond
Fulham Palace Road Cemetery Fulham Palace Road, S.W.6.
Margravine Road Cemetery Margravine Road, W.6.
The two older cemeteries at Margravine Road and Fulham Palace Road have no further
burial spaces, except that in the latter a limited number of non-private graves are still available
but only for residents of the Borough.
Margravine Road Cemetery, of approximately 16½ acres, is gradually being converted
to a garden of rest for the benefit of moumers and visitors alike. The transformation, approximately
two-thirds complete will when finished, present a tidier, more attractive appearance with
close-mown areas and flower beds than the previous hotch-potch of neglected grave spaces and
memorials.
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