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To Seamen's and Miller 3 To Union Infirmary 4
„ King's Hospital 11 Other Hospitals 8
„ St. Thomas's10 „ Private Houses 6
Particulars as to this Ambulance were given in my Annual
Report 1903, page 78. The Ambulance is still in good repair.
The London County Council are now proposing to provide a
public ambulance service for London, but in the first place it is
only intended to serve the more central districts, so that the
Woolwich Ambulance will probably be needed for some years to
come.
Public Playgrounds.
49. The Public Health Committee requested me to inquire and
report as to the local facilities for carrying out the recommendations
of the Inter-Departmental Committee on Physical Deterioration
concerning the provision of playgrounds. My Report was printed
in the Council's minutes of the 13th April, page 438, and
contained the following recommendations:—
1. " That the County Council be asked to arrange for their
"School playgrounds to be bond fide open in the
"holidays at the specified hours which have been laid
"down, and that steps be taken to make known the
"fact that the playgrounds are open.
2. " That the County Council be asked to open all the
"playgrounds on Saturdays and at certain times on
"Sundays. It should be pointed out that though
"Plumstead and Woolwich Commons offer certain
"facilities for recreation, many children living in the
"immediate neighbourhood of the schools would
"frequently play in the School Playgrounds at times
"when they would not make an expedition to the
''Commons.
3. " That the Council be asked to fit up some of the School
"Playgrounds with gymnastic apparatus, to be used