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Lambeth 1960
[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 Swimming Bath situated
in Brockwell Park.
The bath, of 750,000 gallons capacity, is filled with Metropolitan Water
Board mains water. The bath is treated by continuous filtration with pressure
type sand filters, together with break-point chlorination, alum and soda dosing
and aeration.
The time of circulation is 5 hours and the bath is normally emptied once
per year.
The results obtained from the bacteriological examinations during 1960 were as follows:-
| Standards | Agar Count 1 ml. 37°C. 48 hours. | Presumptive coliform pollution without faecal | Faecal coliform pollution | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-10 | 11-100 | Over 100 | |||
| No. of samples | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Almost 150,000 bathers used the bath during 1960, approximately half
the number during 1959 which was an exceptional year.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948
Section 50-Burials
Under Section 50 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, the Lambeth
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 arrangements for the disposal of the body have
been or are being made.