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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
Chislehurst 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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STAFF MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
83 members or potential members of the staff were given a
medical examination during the year. 76 were examined in the
previous year
UNEMPLOYMENT.
The Manager of the Local Employment Exchange informs me
that during 1962, there was a small increase in the numbers of
unemployed men, mainly during the winter. Prospects of employment
have been, and are, reasonably good.
OPEN AIR RECREATIONAL AMENITIES.
| Location. | Acreage. | Description. |
|---|---|---|
| Abbeyhill Park | 8.58 | Open space. |
| Belmont Lane | 5.59 | Open space. |
| 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, children's playground and aviary. Dressing rooms. |
| Church Lane Recreation Ground | 2.25 | Open space. |
| Footscray Common | .70 | Open space. |
| Footscray Recreation Ground | 6.80 | Open space. |
| Hoblingwell Wood | 87.00 | Open space, 2 cricket pitches and 4 football pitches. Games Warden. Children's playground. Aviary. Pavilion. |
| 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. Pavilion. |
| Lamorbey Park:— | ||
| (1) The Glade | 10.63 | Open space. |
| (2) Land fronting Burnt Oak Lane | 2.00 | Open space. |
| (3) Land leased | 12.42 | Open space. |
| Longlands Recreation Ground | 6.00 | Open space with 1 football pitch. Dressing rooms. |
| Marlborough Park | 6.32 | Open space with 1 football pitch and 1 netball pitch. Games Warden. Dressing rooms. |