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(vi) Shops and Offices.
98 routine inspections were carried out during the year under
the provisions of the Shops Act, 1934, relating to ventilation, and
temperature of shops, and to sanitary conveniences. and under the
Public Health Act, 1936, the result being that 20 informal notices
were served. These were all complied with.
(vii) Camping Sites.
One site in the area was used for camping purposes during
the year. In this district Camping Sites are controlled by the
Romford Urban District Council Act, 1931, and therefore no
licences were issued by the Local Authority under Section 269 of
the Public Health Act, 1936.
The estimated maximum number of campers resident in the area
referred to above at one time during the Summer season, 1938, was
50. It should be noted that the occupation was limited mainly to
week-ends.
(viii) Smoke Abatement.
During the year, 9 observations were carried out, all proving
satisfactory.
(ix) Swimming Baths and Pools.
Particulars of the Public Baths, and the Privately owned
Swimming Pool which is open to the Public, were given in my
Annual Report for 1935. There are no alterations to record this
year.
As before, several visits have been paid to both premises, and
samples of water have been taken for Chemical and Bacteriological
Analyses.
As regards the Public Baths, each of the reports stated that
the water could be considered suitable and safe for swimming bath
purposes. During the course of the year, however, the Borough
Engineer carried out a series of experiments in order to get the
maximum efficiency from the plant, and the best possible conditions
in the pool itself.
Samples taken from the Privately Owned Pool have also shown
the water to be suitable for swimming bath purposes. Some difficulty,
however, has been experienced in maintaining a suitable
Chlorine content, and it has been suggested that a plant for the
administration of Chloramine would probably overcome this difficulty.
The addition of Ammonia seems to increase not only the efficiency
of the Chlorine, but the length of time during which it is able to
produce its disinfecting action. The expense of installation of a
plant of this nature is, of course, somewhat greater than the installation
for Chlorine gas alone, but eventually repays itself in the
case of open air pools, where free Chlorine can be rapidly dissipated.