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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 21
PARKS AND OPEN SPACES WITHIN THE BOROUGH
| Location | Acreage | |
|---|---|---|
| MAINTAINED BY BOROUGH COUNCIL | ||
| Albert Square Gardens | 0.66 | |
| Arbour Square Gardens | 0.66 | |
| Beaumont Square Gardens | 1.00 | |
| Carlton Square Gardens | 0.75 | |
| Christchurch Gardens, Spitalfields | 1.25 | |
| Ford Square Gardens | 0.40 | |
| Kingward Street Playground | 0.13 | |
| Mallon Gardens. Commercial Street | 0.19 | |
| Mile End Gardens | 0.50 | |
| St.George-in-the-East Churchyard | 2.25 | |
| St.George's Gardens | 0.75 | |
| St.James's Gardens, Ratcliffe | 2.00 | |
| Sidney Square Gardens | 0.33 | |
| Stepney Green Gardens including Clock Tower space .. | 1.50 | |
| Swedenborg Square Playground | 0.67 | |
| Trafalgar Gardens | 0.60 | |
| Tredegar Square Playground | 1.24 | |
| Trinity Square Gardens | 1.23 | |
| Vallance Road Recreation Ground | 1.19 | |
| Wakefield Gardens | 0.06 | |
| York Square Gardens | 0.20 | 17.56 |
| MAINTAINED BY LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL | ||
| Allen Gardens | 1.09 | |
| Bethnal Green Gardens Extension | 1.60 | |
| Brickfield Gardens | 5.73 | |
| Diggon Street Playground | 0.13 | |
| King Edward VII. Memorial Park | 8.50 | |
| King George's Fields | 14.91 | |
| Limehouse Churchyard | 2.00 | |
| Rope Walk Gardens, Christian Street | 1.51 | |
| Shandy Park | 3.18 | |
| Stepney Churchyard | 9.75 | |
| Stepney Green | 5.29 | |
| Wapping Gardens | 3.56 | |
| Waterside Gardens | 1.92 | 59.17 |
| TOTAL (acres) | 76.73 | |
These Parks and Open Spaces represent 4.53% 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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