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Other Facilities in the Borough for Open Air Recreation
Privately owned open spaces and sports grounds 113.71 acres
Council owned open spaces and sports grounds
leased to private clubs etc. 67.94 "
School playing fields 50.50 "
Gunnersbury Park (owned jointly by Acton, Brentford
& Chiswick and Ealing Councils) 186.00 "
Public Baths and Washhouses
Brentford:-
In CIifden Road Brentford, the Council maintains premises containing 21
slipper baths comprising:
8 first class (male)
4 first class (female)
6 second class (male)
3 second class (female)
Total number using baths 24,764
Chiswick:-
In Belmont Road Chiswick, the Council maintains premises containing 31
slipper baths comprising
14 first class (male)
5 first class (female)
8 second class (male)
4 second class (female)
Total number using baths 42 227
In these premises are also 30 washing compartments comprising 30 coppers
a rinsing section 30 drying horses, hot air drying compartments and 2 mangling
machines Ratepayers are entitled to use these washing facilities at a small
charge of 4d per hour, and during 1954, 1,850 persons took advantage of the
service.
HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED BY OTHER AUTHORITIES
North West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board
South West Middlesex Hospital Management Committee
Brentford Hospital and Chiswick Maternity Hospital are two hospitals
situated within the Borough, administered by the South West Middlesex Hospital
Management Committee under the provisions of the National Health Service Act,
1946.
The former is a cottage type hospital staffed by general practitioners and
visiting consultants, and has 33 beds dealing with general medical and surgical
cases
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