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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

Stepney 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: Table 23.OPEN SPACES WITHIN THE BOROUGH

Table 23.

OPEN SPACES WITHIN THE BOROUGH

LocationAcreage
MAINTAINED BY BOROUGH COUNCIL
Albert Square Gardens0.66
Arbour Square Gardens0.66
Beaumont Square Gardens1.00
Carlton Square Gardens0.75
Christchurch Gardens, Spitalfields1.25
Ford Square Gardens0.40
Kingward Street Playground0.13
Mallon Gardens, Commercial Street0.19
Mile End Gardens0.50
St. George's Gardens0.75
St. James's Gardens, Ratcliffe2.00
Swedenborg Square Playground0.67
St.George-in-the-East Churchyard2.25
Sidney Square Gardens0.33
Stepney Green Gardens, including Clock Tower space1.50
Trafalgar Square Gardens0.60
Tredegar Square Playground1.24
Trinity Square Gardens1.22
Vallance Road Recreation Ground1.19
Wakefield Gardens0.06
York Square Gardens0.2017.55
MAINTAINED BY LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL
Allen Gardens (formerly Buxton Street Open Space)1.26
Bethnal Green Gardens Extension1.56
Brickfield Gardens (formerly St. Anne's Neighbourhood Open Space)2.29
Diggon Street Playground0.13
King Edward VII Memorial Park, Shadwell8.50
King George's Playing Fields (part)14.65
Limehouse Churchyard2.00
Stepney Churchyard4.00
Wapping Gardens3.45
Waterside Gardens1.9239.76
TOTAL (Acres):57.31

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These Open Spaces represent 3.4% of the area of the Borough, which
is 1,691 acres exclusive of the area covered by the river, docks and
canals.
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