District Council of Enfield Historical Records 1853 - 1935

In addition to tliese, there arc iiuiny fonned roads that are not metalled. 1 here are ajjprox. eighty township names in the district, and a few appearing on our district plan are as follows: Rayleigh Town, Olive Farm. P.rightview, Welwyn, JTamp- stead (jardens. Windsor (jardens, Cullford, Ifill Crest (ilar- dens, (ireenacres. Clear View. Barton Vale, Bosworth Fhark Northgate. Millicent. f-lnll, Dundas, Brooklyn, Rosslyiy \\ icklow. Myrtle Ifolmc, Mansfield Park, and l.anrel Park! It may snr] )ri.se even some of the present Conncillors to know- that these names ha\-e been given to various snh- divisi(;ns within the district, but when it is recalled that there are ajjprox. 10,000 vacant building allotments, it will be ^eev. that there must be many townshi]i names. It is not likely, however, that many of these will ever be known as established townshi])s. Many institutions are established in the district, and on these projierties the Council receives no rates w hate\'er from the rjO\'ernmcnt. Knfield Receiving House, lias accommodation for fiftv- se\en patients, viz. twenty-two males and thirtv-five females. This institution is purely a receiving house for observation purposes, and niany patients admitted have avoided the necessity of being- certified as mental defectives. Mental Hospital, Nortbfield. This hospital, w-hich was iecentl\ constructed, is divided into two sections, viz., \e])ati latiou .Section, twenty-five beds; Civilian .Section, one hundred beds. I his institution is situated on a block of five hundred acres, and is intended to forn-i the nucleus of a new- mental hospital. Farming, dairying, and gardening opera tions aie carried out under supervision, and provide a con genial therapeutic occu])atiou for manv of the unfortunate I)atients. Barton Vale Home for Girls. Is controlled bv the Salva tion .^rmy and is the old lumiestead of Mr. F. H. Bow-man, w-ho w-as one of the pioneers of the district. Northfield Consumptive Home. Incurable ])atients are admitted fiom the I uberculosis Clinic, or through the Adelaide Hospital. I here is accommodatif)n for eighty-six j)atients in addition to tw-ent_\--six beds for cancer patients. 26