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PUBLIC CONVENIENCES
An additional convenience was built during the year adjacent
to Woolwich New Road Car Park (with access in Sandy Hill Road),
making a total of twenty conveniences for men, and a similar number
for women, within the Borough. In all conveniences the water
closets are available without charge.
Free Washing Facilities- For the past ten years, the Council
has provided free washing facilities at the main public conveniences,
including the provision of paper towels, and this service continues
to be used to an increasing extent and is much appreciated by the
public. Paid washing facilities, which include the supply of a
linen towel, are also available.
The above information on Street Cleansing,House and Trade Refuse,
and Public Conveniences, has been kindly supplied by the Borough
Engineer.
PUBLIC BATHS AND WASHHOUSES
The Council has four bathing establishments in the Borough.
This service includes Swimming Baths, Slipper Baths, Turkish Baths,
Public Laundry, and the use of the Eltham Baths Public Hall in winter
for social and sporting activities.
The attendance figures for the Public Laundry during the past
five years are as follows:- 1960/61 - 24,211; 1959/60 - 23,570;
1958/59 - 26,081; 1957/58 - 23,939; and 1956/57 - 18,295.
Attendances for Slipper Baths in 1960/61 totalled 104,986,
and the total attendances for all services for the year was 729,423,
a decrease of 19,537 over the year 1959/60.
Altogether 188,370 school children attended at the Baths in
organised classes for swimming and swimming instruction, and 6,773
swimming lessons were provided for members of the public.
The Modernisation Scheme at Woolwich Baths was completed
during the year and much improved facilities are now available to
the public at that Establishment.
The detailed attendances for the year ended 31st March, 1961
were as follows:-
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