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SWIMMING POOLS
Finchley has two swimming pools, Squires Lane Baths and the Open Air Pools
in the High Road, N.12. The latter comprises adult and children's pools and is
said to be one of the finest examples in the London area.
Both establishments are equipped with modern filtration and chlorination plants
The water is drawn from the public water supply and is continuously filtered on a
six-hour cycle, make-up water being added as necessary to cover losses by evaporation,
filter washing and other causes. The chlorination is controlled in accordance with
the latest practice in this important subject.
Ninety samples of water were taken for bacteriological examination by the public
health inspectors and the results were consistently satisfactory. This reflects greatly
to the credit of the staff directly concerned with the operation of the purification
plants, for the bathing load is frequently heavy. In the 1964 season, 366,273 people
visited the pools.
There are 12 slipper baths available to the public at the Squires Lane Baths.
LAUNDRY SERVICE FOR THE INCONTINENT
This service was introduced in 1957 in accordance with the provisions of Section
42 of the Middlesex County Council Act, 1956, and although in practice it is virtually a
welfare service for the elderly, it is, of course, available to any incontinent person.
The washing machine is installed at the Disinfecting Station and arrangements
are made for articles to be collected and delivered on Tuesday and Friday of each
week. The cost of the service is borne by the local authority.
The number of persons receiving assistance at the beginning of the year 7
The number of persons for whom the service was recommended and
subsequently authorised by the Medical Officer of Health or by the
public health inspectors during the year 13
The number of persons receiving assistance at the end of the year 5
During 1964, 580 collections of articles were made.
SEWERAGE AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Most of Finchley is provided with a dual system of sewers; one system dealing
with rainwater only which is discharged untreated into open water courses, namely,
the Mutton Brook, Dollis Brook and Strawberry Vale Brook. The other system dealing
with foul sewage is now linked with the East Middlesex Main Drainage Scheme which
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