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Swimming Baths
There are five public swimming baths in the Borough with a total of ten
pools. The water is supplied by the Metropolitan Water Board and details of
capacity are:-
CamberweII: Front 118,000 gals.
Rear 118,000 gals.
Dulwich: Front 118,000 gals.
Second Class 88,600 gals.
Bermondsey Central: First Class 150,000 gals.
Second Class 73,125 gals.
Rotherhithe 220,000 gals.
Manor Place: First Class 157,000 gals.
Second Class 164,000 gals.
Small 48,000 gals.
Sixty one samples of bath water were submitted for examination with the
following results:-
B. Coli
Not found in 50 mls 61
Found in 10 mls —
Bacteria per ml.
No growth 34
Under 5 9
5-50 12
50 - 75 2
Over 75 4
Free chlorine
0.5 p.p.m. or less 24
0.6 to 1 p.p.m. 18
1.0 to 1.5 p.p.m. 10
1.5 to 2 p.p.m. 7
2 to 5 p.p.m. 2
Over 5 p.p.m. —
65