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RIVERS POLLUTION
The following figures relate to action taken to prevent pollution of surface
water drains by sewerage.
Premises inspected by drainage inspection assistant 5,854
Re-inspections 667
Premises inspected by district public health inspectors 555
Re-inspections 572
Number of premises in which defects were remedied after service
of written or verbal notices 237
OPEN AIR SWIMMING POOL
I am indebted to the Borough Engineer & Surveyor for the following
information:-
The Council's open air swimming pool in Park Road is the only public
swimming bath in the Borough. It consists of two pools, one for adults
165 ft. x 75 ft., and another for children. The water is taken from the mains
and is replenished every season. Filtration and breakdown chlorination is the
method of purification used, the whole of the water in both pools being treated
on an eight hour cycle. The water is sampled for bacteriological examination
bi-monthly and results have proved very satisfactory. The procedure for bath
side testing is for the Superintendent to take samples for determination of the
pH value and the free residual cholorine. This is carried out three or four
times each day according to the number of people using the bath.
The total attendance during the 1959 season, i. e. from 2nd May to
26th September, was 147, 209 and the highest attendance on any one day was
4,235; on 6 days over 3, 000 people and on 13 days between 2,000 and 3,000
people used the pool.
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