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Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 19-10.
is used for the disinfestation of the furniture, which is placed in
special vans constructed for the purpose, the process being carricd
out by a Contractor. Bedding is not subjected to Hydrogen
Cyanide but is disinfested by steam at the Council's Disinfecting
Station.
During 1940 the furniture of 36 families was disinfested by
Hydrogen Cyanide gas, and the cost of this service was £95.
Swimming Baths and Bathing Pools.
The Borough Council owns four swimming baths and one
open air bathing pool. The Clapham and Streatham Baths were
closed on the outbreak of war and taken over as First Aid Posts.
The London Count}' Council owns an open air swimming pool in
the Borough, another is privately owned and there are 11 private
bathing pools. The Queensmere Pond on Wimbledon Common
has also for many years past been a recognised bathing pond.
In four 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 three to four
hours and chlorinated automatically during its circulation from
the filtration plant to the bath. In the other Bath belonging
to the Council the water is emptied as often as necessary and
replaced with fresh water, which circulates continuously and is
chlorinated automatically the whole time the bath is in use.
Most of the other swimming pools have a chlorination plant
installed, but in one of them cleansing is effected by changing
the water.
Rags and Rag Flock.
No rag flock is now manufactured in the Borough, but there
is a rag washing factory, where rags are washed and disinfected.
The process is supervised by the Council's Inspectors and certificates
are issued for which a charge is made. This company
are now working day and night washing rags for the Army, Navy
and Air Force.
During 1940, 48 certificates were issued, and the amount
collected was £12 17s,