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ELTHAM CREMATORIUM
The Crematorium situated in the grounds adjoining Eltham
Cemetery, is administered by the Woolwich, Greenwich, and
North-West Kent Joint Crematorium Committee, which comprises the
Boroughs of Woolwich, Greenwich, Bexley, Dartford, Erith, and
Gravesend, and the Urban Districts of Chislehurst and Sidcup,
and Crayford.
The Crematorium was opened in August, 1956. The number
of cremations taking place at this Crematorium during 1963
totalled 2,949 being 187 more than the previous year.
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 in winter the Eltham Baths large
swimming pool is converted for Public Hall use for social and
sporting activities, and the Woolwich large pool for Indoor
Bowling.
The attendance figures for the Public Laundry during the
past seven years are as follows:- 1962/63-24, 738; 1961/62-
26,124; 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 1962/63 totalled 106,674
including the admission of 6,568 old age pensioners free of
charge. The total attendance for all services for the year was
751,567, an increase of 17,536 over the year 1961/62 and a new
Departmental record.
Altogether 206,735 schoolchildren attended at the Baths
in organised classes for swimming and swimming instruction,
and 5,762 swimming lessons were provided for members of the
public.
The detailed attendances for the year ended 31st March,
1965 were as follows:-
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