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PUBLIC SWIMMING BATHS
(INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY COURTESY OF MR R C GERRED,
M.N. A. B. S. M. I. Mar. E. , BATHS SUPERINTENDENT)
The Fulham Public Baths establishment comprises 3 swimming baths,
90 personal washing baths, and 2 Public Laundries.
The swimming baths are respectively 75' x 25' - 100' x 30' - 125'
x 35' They are filled from the Metropolitan Water Board mains, and
from then on are purified by continuous pressure filtration, with a
4 hour turnover. Chlorine is used as a sterilising agent, and
bacteriological tests are taken regularly, which show a high standard
of purity commensurate with recommendations of the Ministry of Health.
Once a year all baths are emptied for thorough cleaning.
During the winter season two of the swimming baths are closed and
floored over, being used for badminton, indoor bowls, table-tennis,
meetings, dances etc. One swimming pool remains open all the year.
The facilities in both the private warm baths, which includes
showers, foam baths etc; and the Public Laundries, prove very popular
and are used to capacity particularly at the weekends.