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In the previous article, we told you when the postwar public baths in Chuo-ku were the highest number of houses, but in fact there is a list of pre-war baths in the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library. The photo shows the "Tokyo Bathroom List" in 1935.

At that time, it was divided into Nihonbashi Ward and Kyobashi Ward instead of Chuo-ku. Nihonbashi Ward, which has many commercial areas, has a small population of 47 houses due to a small population, and Kyobashi Ward, which is occupied by the downtown area, has a large population of 62 houses, for a total of 109 public baths.

There are many places where I don't know about the public baths before the war. At that time, the police station had issued permission to open a public bath, so public baths in the ward were divided under the jurisdiction of the police station.

Before the war, there were many people living unlike after the war, so it can be said that the number of public baths was large. For example, there was only one public bath in Kabuto-cho. It was a little south of Sakamoto Park. At present, it is a building, but looking at the fireho map, there were many houses in Kabuto-cho, so a public bath was needed.