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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
Bromley 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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OPEN AIR RECREATIONAL AMENITIES.
Approximately 9% of the total acreage of the Borough (595 acres) have been secured or reserved for public recreational purposes, as shown in the following table:—
Commons and Open Spaces.
| Acres | Roods | Poles | Acres | Roods | Poles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmstead Woods | 61 | 1 | 36 | |||
| Keston Common | 55 | 1 | 24 | |||
| Hayes Common (incl. Pick-hurst Green) | 213 | 1 | 32 | |||
| Hollydale | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||
| New Street Hill | 11 | 2 | 8 | |||
| Southborough | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Turpington | 1 | 3 | 10 | |||
| 355 | 3 | 30 | ||||
| Public Recreation Grounds. | ||||||
| Kings Meadow | 9 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Martins Hill | 12 | 0 | 29 | |||
| Oakley Road | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Queens Mead | 10 | 3 | 15 | |||
| Widmore | 3 | 1 | 28 | |||
| Whitehall | 17 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Norman Park (reserved) | 56 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 110 | 3 | 38 | ||||
| Public Gardens and Grounds. | ||||||
| Church House Grounds | 12 | 3 | 20 | |||
| Hayes (Old) Rectory Grounds | 2 | 0 | 25 | |||
| Husseywell Crescent | 2 | 1 | 30 | |||
| Library Garden | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Queens Garden | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
| The Knoll | 4 | 1 | 39 | |||
| 25 | 2 | 38 | ||||
| 492 | 2 | 26 | ||||
| Golf Course (Bromley & Bickley—subject to lease) | 103 | 1 | 0 | |||