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NURSING HOMES.
Details of the five Nursing Homes on the register at
31st December, 1958, are as under:—
Number of Beds.
Maternity. Other. Total.
" Fallowfield, Ashfield Lane, Chislehurst — 38 38
" Hatherley," Hatherley Road, Sidcup — 9 9
"Glenthorne," Lower Camden, Chislehurst — 12 12
" The Retreat," Lower Camden, Chislehurst — 4 4
" Redhill House," Redhill, Chislehurst — 7 7
70 70
The Homes are inspected at frequent intervals during the year,
and at no time were any contraventions found which called for
action on the part of the local authority. The majority of the beds
are occupied by aged sick or aged infirm patients.
PUBLIC CONVENIENCES.
The Public Health Department is responsible for the
maintenance and supervision of all Public Conveniences in the area.
Its staff cleanses the undermentioned toilets :
Public Lavatories (Male and Female sections): —
Westwood Lane, Blackfen.
St. Johns Road, Sidcup.
Queens Head P.H., Chislehurst.
Adj. Tigers Head P.H., Chislehurst.
Cotmandene Crescent, St. Paul's Cray.
Dorset Road, Mottingham.
Public Conveniences in Parks (Female sections only):
Willersley Park, Blackfen.
Penhill Park, Blackfen.
The Glade, Lamorbey.
Waring Park, Sidcup (2)
King George's Field, Sidcup.
Longlands Recreation Ground, Sidcup.
Recreation Ground, St. Paul's Cray.
West Chislehurst Sports Ground, Chislehurst.
Recreation Ground, Mottingham.
Sidcup Place, Sidcup.
A staff of two part-time and three whole-time cleaners is
employed on this work.
During the year the new conveniences at Dorset Road,
Mottingham, and the rebuilt block at the Lansdown Road entrance
to Waring Park, Sidcup, were opened.