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Lambeth 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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SECTION F
GENERAL
Public Swimming Baths
I am indebted to the Scientific Adviser of the London County
Council for the following report on the London County Council
Shimming Bath' situated in Brockwell Park.
The bath of 750,000 gallons capacity is filled with
Metropolitan Water Board mains water. The bath water is treated
by continuous filtration with pressure type sand filters, together
with break-point chlorination, alum and soda dosing and
deration. The time of circulation is 5 hours and the bath is
emptied once per year.
The results obtained from the bacteriological examinations during 1959 were as follows:-
| Standards | Agar Count 1 ml.37°C. 48 hrs. | Presumptive coliform pollution without faecal | Faecal coliform pollution | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-10 | 11-100 | Over 100 | |||
| No. of Samples | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Almost 300,000 bathers used the bath during 1959, which was
an exceptionally heavy year for bathing. The single case of
faecal pollution found was due to a small technical fault which
was soon rectified.
In the circumstances the results of the bacteriological
examinations are considered most satisfactory.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT 1948
Section 50 Burials
Under Section 50 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, the
eth Borough Council is required to arrange for the burial or
cremation of any person who has died or been found dead in its
area if in such cases it appears to the Council that no suitable
arrangement for the disposal of the body have been or are being
made.