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the Council, with Ministry approval, decided that Turkish
and Vapour Baths would replace the original Ladies' swimming
bath and rebuilding with this aim in view commenced during 1957.
March 10th of 1959 saw the opening to the public of the new
baths, the accommodation of which consists of the following :—
(a) Cooling Room with 23 cubicles for resting, with Attendant's Office and additional locker accommodation for
bathers not requiring a cubicle.
(b) Shower Room, with plunge pool and adjacent lavatory
accommodation, giving access to Turkish Bath, Vapour
Bath, Shampooing Room and Special Baths.
(c) Turkish bath suite comprising Tepidarium, Caledarium
and Laconicum.
(d) Vapour Bath.
(e) Shampooing Room.
(f) Special Baths.
Since their inauguration these baths have proved to be extremely popular and, annual attendances which have been averaging over 12,000 have suddenly risen to 24,477 giving rise to difficulties of accommodation.
Swimming baths continued to be well patronised, showing an
increase in attendances of almost 25,000 over those of last year,
while slipper baths and use of the public laundry remained approximately the same.
I am indebted to Mr. K. L. Embley, Manager and Superintendent Engineer, for the following statistics: —

*Includes 47,540 school children.
In connection with the swimming baths there has been provided
a most up-to-date filtration, aeration and chlorination plant
capable of purifying the contents of each bath every 3½ hours, thus
enabling bathers to use the baths with every confidence.