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the north side of Piccadilly, to and passing south along the
several party-walls of the houses forming the north-west
division of the Regent (Piccadilly) Circus to the middle of
Piccadilly, there turning north-east across the said Regent
Circus to and along the north party-wall of No. 42, Regent
Circus, to and along the backs of the several tenements and
premises forming the north side of Piccadilly to the middle of
Tichborne Street, and thence along the middle of Tichborne
Street to the angle of the parish boundary at the intersection
of Coventry Street and the Haymarket.
Ward No. 4 (Golden Square)—
All parts of the said Parish of Saint James, Westminster, not
included in the Wards hereinbefore particularly described.
PUBLIC BATHS AND WASH-HOUSES.
The Receipts of the Commissioners for Public Baths and
Wash-houses for the year 1888 again show a small increase,
although the number of persons using the establishment was
slightly less than in the preceding year.
The following extracts from the Annual Report of the
Commissioners, which was presented to the Vestry in January,
are given as being of general interest to the parishioners:—
As anticipated by the Commissioners in their last Annual Report,
the figures for 1888 show but a slight variation from those for
the previous year. An improvement on 1886, however, has
again been manifested. The wet and cold summer prejudicially
affected the attendance of the bathers, especially in the Swimming
Bath. The reduction in the number of bathers in the
summer, however, was partially made good by a larger attendance
than usual towards the close of the year, owing to a continuance
of exceptionally mild weather. The Laundry has
been fairly well frequented throughout the year, and, although
the average number of hours of each washer slightly exceeds
the average for the previous year, the Commissioners believe