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REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1956
Swimming Baths and Bathing Pools
There are four public swimming bath establishments and one
open air swimming pool belonging to the Council, one open air
swimming pool privately owned, and a number of private bathing
pools in the Borough. The Queensmere pond on Wimbledon
Common has also for many years past been a recognized bathing
pond.
In four of the Borough 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, each bath is emptied of water as often as necessary
and refilled with fresh water which is continuously circulated and
chlorinated automatically the whole time the bath is in use.
Removal to suitable premises of persons in need of care and attention—
National Assistance Act, 1948, Section 47
In dealing with the problems of the many aged and infirm persons
in the Borough, close liaison has been maintained between the Public
Health Staff and those members of the London County Council
divisional staff who are concerned with the care of the aged.
This co-operation with the County Council has meant that in
dealing with the large number of aged persons whose capacity to look
after themselves adequately was in question, it was again possible to
make satisfactory arrangements for their care and attention without
the necessity of having to take action under Section 47 of the National
Assistance Act, 1948.
Eradication of Bed Bugs
The methods employed for freeing infested houses include the
stripping of all paper from the walls, the removal of wooden mouldings
and skirtings and application of a blow lamp to the room
surfaces. Candles are often used by house owners and the spraying
of rooms by the disinfecting staff of the Council is carried out,