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Sanitary Inspection of the Borough.
298 complaints of nuisances from rats were investigated by
the Sanitary Inspectors, and four instances of rat infestation of
premises were reported to the Public Health Committee, who
authorised the service of notices requiring the extermination of
the pests.
Shops Act, 1934.
5,415 inspections have been made of 3,668 shops to ascertain
if the provisions of the above Act respecting ventilation, temperature
and sanitary conveniences for the use of the persons employed
in the shop were complied with.
117 notices were served in respect of infringements of the
Act and of these 109 have been complied with.
Swimming Baths and Bathing Pools.
There are four public swimming baths belonging to the Council,
one open air swimming bath owned by the London County Council,
two public swimming pools privately owned and four private bathing
pools in the Borough. The Queensmere pond on Wimbledon Common
has also for many years past been a recognised bathing pond.
In three of the Council's swimming baths, the water is purified
by a process of continuous circulation through a filtration plant
whereby the whole of the water is dealt with every four hours and
chlorinated automatically during its circulation from the filtration
plant to the bath.
In the other bath belonging to the Council, the bath is emptied
of water twice weekly and refilled with fresh water which is chlorinated
automatically before the bath is used.
Most of the other swimming pools have a chlorination plant
installed for the purification of the water, but in two of the private
pools, cleansing is effected by changing the water.
The River Wandle.
On several occasions during the year the condition of the
River Wandle has been unsatisfactory and nuisance has been
caused by pollution of the stream and fouling of its banks. This
was specially noticeable during the summer months when the flow
of the stream became sluggish during the dry weather.
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