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 Chislehurst]
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Infantile Mortality.
Twenty-five infants died in the Urban District during 1952
before reaching their first birthday, giving an Infant Mortality
Rate for the year of 19.5 per 1,000 live 'births.
Thirteen died during their first four weeks of life, 11 of
which were within the first week.
The average rate for the past ten years is 24.9.
UNEMPLOYMENT.
I am indebted to the Manager of the Local Employment
Exchange for the following information :—
" Unemployment, while more than the preceding year, was
not large, and was due in some part to redundancies in other
areas. Local firms have ceased their expansion, but in the main
have held their ground. Some loss of orders was due to restriction
by the Dominions on imports.
The fit and not too elderly have usually been able to find
work easily."
OPEN AIR RECREATIONAL AMENITIES.
Public Recreation Grounds, Gardens, etc.
Some 392.42 acres of land have been secured or reserved for
pulblic recreational purposes within the Urban District.
Commons.
The Chislehurst and St. Paul's Cray Commons have an area of approximately 165 acres and are administered by a Board of Conservators.
Location. | Acreage. | Description. |
---|---|---|
Abbeyhill P'ark | 6.84 | Part allotments. |
Belmont Lane Open Space | 5.59 | Part allotments. |
Beverley Avenue | 1.64 | Open space. |
Chalk Wood and Mount Misery | 69.21 | Open space. |
Chislehurst Recreation Ground and Whytes Woodland | 15.02 | Open space with 4 tennis courts, 1 football pitch and 1 cricket pitch and children's playground. |
Church Lane Recreation Ground | 2.25 | Open space. |
Footscray Common | .70 | Open space. |
Footscray Recreation Ground | 6.80 | Open space and part allotments. |
Hollyoak Wood Park | 11.61 | Open space and part allotments. |
King George's Field | 11.10 | Open space with 3 football pitches, 2 cricket pitches and 2 concrete cricket practice pitches and children's playground. |