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SEWERAGE
The whole of the Borough is provided with sewerage facilities.
That part of the Borough north of Fortis Green drains into the East
Middlesex main sewerage system and the remainder of the Borough's
sewerage system joins the northern out-falls of the London County
Council's drainage system.
RIVER POLLUTION
Continuous inspections of surface water drains are carried out
to prevent pollution. Now few new instances of sanitary fittings
connected to the surface water drains are found. The usual defect
is now the result of a fault developing.
The following figures relate to action taken during 1960.
Premises inspected by drainage inspection assistant 5,222
Re-inspections 728
Premises inspected by public health inspectors 286
Re-inspections 362
Number of premises in which defects were remedied 175
after service of written or verbal notices.
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 was opened
in 1929. It consists of two pools, one for adults 165 ft. x 75 ft.,
and another for children. The water is taken from the mains of
the Metropolitan Water Board and is replenished every season. The
water is treated by pressure filtration and break-point chlorination,
the whole of the water in both pools being treated on an eight hour
cycle. The Superintendent takes samples for determination of the
pH value and the free residual cholorine three or four times each day
according to the number of people using the bath.
Samples are taken for bacteriological examination at intervals
and have proved satisfactory.
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