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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 20
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 Flayground | 0.13 |
| King Edward VII Memorial Park | 8.50 |
| King George's Fields | 14.91 |
| Limehoupe 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 per cent of the area of
the Borough, which is 1,691 acres, exclusive of the area covered by the
river, docks and canals.