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SWIMMING BATHS AND SWIMMING POOL
I am indebted to the Borough Engineer who has supplied me
with the following figures: —
East Street Baths 1956 1957 1958
Total bathers 80,781 77,566 86,567
Park Swimming Pool
Total bathers 51,635 99,117 73.008
Slipper Baths
Total bathers 41,185 39,713 36,623
Sampling
Samples of swimming bath water were taken during the year, as
follows:—
East Street Bath 5
Park Swimming Pool 4
South East Essex Technical College 10
All the samples submitted to the Borough Analyst were reported
to be of a high standard of bacterial purity.
WATER SUPPLY
(a) Domestic Water
Each month samples from the main supplies were obtained for
bacteriological examination and twice during the year for chemical
analysis. All were reported to be satisfactory.
(b) Industrial Water
There have been 12 samples of water obtained from the wells
in use at factories, submitted to bacteriological examination.
Samples of water from both main and deep wells supply were
found to be of a high standard of bacteriological purity.
Section D—FACTORIES AND WORKPLACES
Routine inspections of factories within the Borough were regularly
carried out.
The visits made and the results are set out in Tables 7 and 8.
which have been prepared in accordance with the Factories Act.,
1937, and the Public Health Act, 1936.
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