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bacteriological examinations show that the water is maintained to a
high standard of bacterial purity and is in every respect suitable for
swimming purposes.
A further swimming pool of 70,000 gallons, which is available to the
public, is sited under a large block of flats within the City. The water
is drawn from deep wells; continuous filtration through sand and
chlorination is maintained during the time that the bath is in use, with
a turnover of four hours. Ozone treatment plant is also available. Up
to the end of August, 1963, an independent firm of analytical chemists
took samples every week (without notice), but since 1st September, 1963,
this work has been undertaken by the public health inspectors in the
course of their normal duties. The results show that the water is
maintained to a high bacterial and chemical standard.
There is also the Lido in Hyde Park, which is under the control of
H.M. Minister of Works.
During 1964 a total of 244 samples of swimming bath water were
examined.
Pet Animals Act, 1951
Three licences were issued by the Council during the year in relation
to premises subject to the provisions of this Act.
Animal Boarding Establishments Act, 1963
This Act, which originated as a Private Member's Bill, came into
operation on the 1st January, 1964. It provides for a system of annual
licensing by local authorities (in London, the metropolitan borough
councils and the City Corporation) of any establishment at which a business
of providing accommodation for cats and dogs is carried on, and for the
inspection by authorised officers of such establishments.
The powers given by the Act are akin to those which the Council
exercises under the Pet Animals Act, 1951, in respect of premises at which
pet animals are sold. As the Council had delegated these latter powers
to the Public Health Committee, it was decided to delegate to that
Committee the exercise of its powers under the Animal Boarding
Establishments Act, 1963.
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933—Slaughterman's Licences
The Council during the year granted Slaughterman's licences to 23
men who had been accepted by the Royal Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals to act as their inspectors in different parts of the
country.
These licences are required to be held by the pupils while undergoing
training in humane slaughtering as part of the course for appointment as
inspectors of the R.S.P.C.A.