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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Baths, Washhouses, Bathing Places, etc.
Part VIII.
Public Health
Act 1936
Local authorities may provide baths, washhouses and bathing places.
Within the borough three open air and three covered swimming pools are
provided for the general public and include a total of 33 showers and slipper
baths. Sauna baths are also provided at the Edmonton Green Swimming
Pool in Knights Lane, Edmonton. In addition, six swimming pools, of which
four are covered, are available for the exclusive use of school children.
Automatic filtration and chlorination plants are installed at all baths and
the water supply is from the public water mains.
Bathing water samples are tested at the baths at regular intervals during the
day for the presence of free chlorine which is indicative of the effectiveness
of the water treatment. Samples are also regularly submitted to the laboratory
for bacteriological examination and chemical analysis. During the year all
74 samples submitted for bacteriological examination were satisfactory.
The total attendance at the public swimming pools and slipper baths during
the year was 879,984.
Sewerage and Sewage Disposal
Public Health Act
1936
Public Health Act
1961
Under the Public Health Acts of 1936 and 1961, it is the duty of the local
authority to provide for the sewerage of their district, while the Rivers
(Prevention of Pollution) Act 1961 makes further provisions for maintaining
or restoring the wholesomeness of rivers in respect of sewerage and sewage
disposal. Other provisions in respect of drains and sewers are made in the
Middlesex County Council Acts 1956 and 1961.
Rivers (Prevention of
Pollution)Act 1961
Middlesex County
Council Acts 1956
and 1961
The Borough Engineer and Surveyor is responsible for sewers under the
highways, apart from trunk sewers, which are the responsibility of the
Greater London Council. During 1971, work was executed on two main
major drainage relief projects, namely the Enfield Main Foul Sewer and the
Eastern Enfield (Green Street) Flood Alleviation Scheme. The Enfield main
foul sewer is designed to relieve the existing heavily surcharged sewers in the
area, while the Green Street Scheme is designed to relieve general flooding at
times of storm. Further foul and surface water drainage schemes were
prepared to cope with either the inadequacies of the existing sewer systems
or to provide increased capacity for the more intense development now
taking place within the district.
The Health Department undertakes the clearance of sewers on private
property, and 2,883 stoppages were cleared.
Repair of drains and private sewers is the responsibility of the users and two
formal notices were served for the repair of drains and seven for the repair
of private sewers. By the end of the year, the drainage notices had been
complied with, and repair works to the defective sewers were in hand.
London Government
Act 1963
Under the London Government Act 1963 the Greater London Council is
responsible for sewage disposal. Two disposal works are within the borough,
one at Deephams and the other at Ponders End. The Ponders End works,
operated by the London Borough of Enfield, will continue in operation
until a new pumping station is completed at Deephams, although extensive
works were completed at Deephams during the year.
Digested sewage sludge continued to be pumped to the drying beds at
Ramney Marsh prior to its removal by contractors. In early December, a
new sludge pumping main to the Beckton Works began to operate and in
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