Dulwich Baths Money Taker (Squib)

[edhistory]

I was working my way through the Council's 1938-39 accounts to find out how and where the Air Raid Precautions Budget was spent.

I cam across this job title which amused me.

That's it.

John K

[ianr]

And Miss Shonk had been in post since 1905! I wonder if she eventually retired and got any sort of award.

BTW, do councils still take out fidelity bonds against possible fraud, etc by employees?

[maxxi]

and did Matron give the lads a good scrub down in the slipper baths?

[pablogrande]

They promised that the refurbishments would be finished by 1941 almost there

[Freddy1929]

Years ago the Baths (I remember the Wells way Baths) were bath tubs with partitions and doors, the partitions and doors did not go up to the ceiling or down to the floor, and the baths didn't have taps, you had to shout 'more hot water in number 4' and if you were lucky the attendent would turn the tap on for a second!!

There were also rooms were you could do your washing, as many of the tenements around Southwark had no water/sinks/toilets etc.

[Only me!]

When attending school swimming sessions at ED baths, (late 60's early 70's) as you walked down the long corridor to the back pool, the doors on the right of this corridor were sometimes open revealing cubicles each containing a bath.

Seemed odd at the time.

Even then they looked all dusty & stained ... but this was i guess, part of the building's initial purpose.

I have seen (somewhere ... Internet?) a price list for the bathing services available.

Along the lines of:

Bath, 1 towel, 1 soap 2d.

Bath, 2 towel, 2 soap 3d.

or similar ...... with separate days for Ladies & gentlemen.