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PET ANIMALS ACT, 1951
This Act, has been in force since the 1st April, 1952, and requires that no
person shall keep a pet shop unless licensed by a local authority.
Eight licences were in force during 1959 and no contraventions were reported.
LAND CHARGES ACT, 1925
During the course of the year the Public Health Department provided 1,682
reports answering enquiries of the Town Clerk regarding properties in the Borough
in which negotiations for purchase were proceeding.
WATER
The water supply in the Borough is provided by the Metropolitan Water Board,
as the statutory authority for London, and has been satisfactory in quality and
quantity.
WELL WATER
There are five wells in use in the Borough, three being on factory premises
and two at the Council's public baths establishment at Prince of Wales Road, In
addition, certain wells situated outside the Borough are a source of supply to
various points on the railway system centred on Euston Station
Twenty samples of water were taken during the year, ten of which were sub
mitted for chemical and ten for bacteriological examination; all proved satisfactory
SWIMMING BATHS AND PONDS
There are four swimming baths in the Borough, Prince of Wales Road (Borough
Council),Parliament Hill Lido (L. C. C.), and two private. Six samples of water were
taken during the year for bacteriological examination
It is to be noted that the Borough Council's public baths at Prince of Wales
Road were closed during the whole of the year 1959 for complete re-construction
and modernisation
The London County Council's Parliament Hill Lido was the only public swimming
bath in operation in the Borough during the year. The source of the water used
for filling is the Metropolitan Water Board mains, and the capacity is 780,000
gallons. The water is filtered and changed completely every five hours. Treatment
is by chlorination, soda ash and alum.
There are also two swimming ponds, one ladies' and one men's, at Parliament Hill,
Eight samples were taken, four for chemical and four for bacteriological examination.
All samples proved satisfactory.
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