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St Giles (Camberwell) 1887

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]

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The room E can be sub-divided and used for men's
ticket office, and waiting rooms; a portion might also be
used for hot baths.
F on the plan is the site of the Caretaker's rooms,
consisting of three bed-rooms upon the upper floor, and
kitchen, scullery, passage and staircase on lower floor.
The lower floor is very inconveniently arranged, and
should be remodelled.
If it should be desired to have a third swimming bath
for men, it should be in the room Gr, and might be 50-ft,
long, by 18-ft. wide at the water surface, otherwise this
room might be utilised for hot baths. The rooms H, I
might he thrown into one, and partitioned for 12 hot
baths.
If it is desired to have a swimming bath for women
and young children, the rooms J, K might be utilised for
that purpose, By converting them into one room a bath
38-ft. long, by 18-ft. wide at the water surface, could be
obtained.
The room L could be sub-divided partly for use as
women's ticket office and waiting rooms, and partly for use
as hot baths for women.
With respect to the Wash-houses, buildings should be
erected upon the vacant land marked P, Q.
The Steam Boilers should be at P, the fires being
towards the canal, and portions of the vacant space between
the existing buildings and the boundary wall next the