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St Giles (Camberwell) 1890

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]

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at the side of the 1st Class Swimming Bath, and also on the
same level, an excellent Public Laundry with all its necessary
adjuncts. An administrative passage extends from the
Entrance Hall at the end of the Building in Artichoke Row
to the entrance in Harvey Road, thus affording most easy
means of supervision of every department, and there is easy
intermediate access within each department.
The entrance to all classes of Baths is in Artichoke
Row with one pay office controlling every Class, and each
class of Baths is provided with a separate waiting room.
Such waiting rooms would be available for other uses on
occasions of Public Entertainment.
In the First Class Swimming Bath there are provided
81 dressing boxes, and 65 in the Second Class Swimming
Bath.
In the Public Laundry, which is quite distinct from the
Establishment Laundry, though adjoining it, there are provided
78 compartments for washers.
In addition to the light and ventilation to be obtained
from the roof of the Public Laundry there are large
windows at each end of it, abutting on open areas, thus providing
cross ventilation which might at times be found most
useful.
The accommodation for the Caretaker's residence, and
the Meeting room for the use of the Commissioners in the
Artichoke Row Entrance building, is very good and convenient,
and a good central staircase gives access not only to
same, but also to the Gallery of the First Class Swimming