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SURFACE INFESTATION. In connection with the general
surface infestation, the Corporation employs a trained rodent
operative who has carried out 890 disinfestations as follows:-
Factories and commercial premises 108
Private dwellings 232
Tips, open spaces, ditches and watercourses 72
Main and branch drains
Corporation properties 39
Schools 10
Nurseries 2
This work involved over 4000 visits by the operative.
The charge made by the Corporation for this service to
factories and commercial premises is now at the rate of 4s. 3d.
per man-hour,
the managements of factories and business premises have
continued to co-operate in this work, and the general public
has taken advantage of the facilities offered.
SWIMMING BATHS AND POOIS.
the inadequate swimming facilities in Barking have caused
concern to the Council for many years, and it is unfortunate that
the proposed bath in Mayesbrook Park still had to be postponed.
East Street Bath. This indoor bath was used by 74,588
bathers in the short season of 21 weeks, which constituted a
record.
It is pleasing to learn from the report submitted to the
Council that 21,000 bathers were children, and whilst this is
commendable, it does increase the problem of dealing with the
pollution load using the present purification plant#
Open Air Pool. the statistics submitted to the Council
showed a welcome increase in the bathers attending the Open Air
Pool, due to the excellent weather. There was a record attendance
of 119,734 bathers for the season.
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