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service at Plumstead Baths, and two more 25 lbs. capacity washing
machines were installed to meet the growing demand for this service.
This laundry is open from 7.30 a.m. to 9.30 p.m. Monday to Friday,
and from 7.30 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. on Saturdays. The charge for the
use of a washing machine is 2/- for half-an-hour, which is sufficient
time to wash 25 lbs. dry weight laundry, and the charge for the use
of a hydro extractor is 1d.
The Indoor Cricket School at Eltham Baths again had a very
successful season, and the Kent County Cricket Club's Coaching
Scheme for schoolboys was an outstanding feature.
The successful conversion of the Woolwich Baths plant from coal
burning to oil burning has had a marked improvement in the cleanliness
of the surrounding area. Following the success of the Woolwich
conversion, arrangements were in hand at the end of the year for the
conversion of the Plumstead Baths plant to oil burning.
The Chief Administrative Officer of the Baths Department reports
that during the twelve months ended 31st March, 1956, there was an
increase of 7,343 compared with the previous year in the total number
of attendances. Total attendances during that period were as
followss:-
Swimming 465,248
Slipper Baths 140,631
Turkish Baths 8,100
Public Laundry 12,924
Free Baths to Old Age
Pensioners and
Unemployed Persons 3,688
630,591
HOUSING
REPAIRS
At the end of 1956, there were estimated to be 42,517 dwellings
in the Borough. The number inspected for housing defects under the
Public Health or Housing Acts was 7,256 (compared with 7,452 in 1955)
and 1,403 houses were found to be not in all respects reasonably fit
for habitation.
A total of 909 houses were rendered fit by informal action by the
Public Health Inspectors. This informal action included the service
of intimation notices.
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