London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bermondsey 1959
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1959
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Central Baths
Ist Class
Bermondsey
Borough
Council
Metropolitan
Water Board
120,000 gals.
Continuous
rapid filtration
Breakpoint
chlorination
Central Baths
2nd Class
Bermondsey
Borough
Council
Metropolitan
Water Board
80,000 gals.
Continuous
rapid filtration
Breakpoint
chlorination.
}4 hrs.
250 sq. ft.
65 per c.c.
9 per c.c.
112 per c.c.
60 per c.c.
Absent from
100 c.c.
Absent from
100 c.c.
Southwark
Park
Open-air Pool
London
County
Council
Metropolitan
Water Board
365,000 gals.
Filtration,
chlorination
and aeration.
Wallace &
Turner plant
BD/PIM
(chlorine
injection 8 lbs.
per hour)
8 hrs.
96 sq. ft.
17 per c.c.
128 per c.c.
Absent from
100 c.c.