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The Council have adopted the Building Byelaw, referred to in
Section 24 of the Act, requiring the installation of approved heating and
cooking appliances, capable of burning approved smokeless fuel, in all
new buildings.
(b) Atmospheric Pollution
The Council has continued to co-operate in the scheme, conducted
by the Fuel Research Station, for recording atmospheric pollution.
A Rain Deposit Gauge is situated on the roof of the Town Hall.
This instrument is used to measure the rainfall in inches per month,
and to estimate the amount of suspended pollutants in the air in the form
of soluble and insoluble matter. A Lead Peroxide instrument is situated
at North Road, Havering, this records the amount of Sulphur Dioxide
in milligrams deposited per day on 100 sq. c.m.
T' se recordings are taken monthly and the records for 1959 are
set out on Table 14.
1959 was an exceedingly dry year, there being only 12.30 inches of
rain for the whole year, this being 14.64 inches less than during the year
1958. aturally, the total amount of solid matter deposited was 10.65
tons per square mile less than the previous year.
(xii) Public Baths
There is one Public Bath situated in Romford, which was opened
in 190<
The swimming bath is 70 feet long by 30 feet wide.
The water for the swimming bath is obtained from a well situated
in the curtilag'e of the baths. This water is filtered and heated with
Break-Point Chlorination, and has a turnover every 2½ hours. The
temperature of the water is maintained at 76°F. The maximum load for
the swimming bath is 100 persons, the bath is very well patronised and
during the high season admission has to be restricted. Both Chemical
and Bacteriological samples are taken from the well and bath at frequent
intervals and the results of the examinations have always been satisfactory.
In addition to the swimming bath, hip baths are also available for
the use of the public.
Although the baths are old they are maintained in a very satisfactory
manner.
It is appreciated by the Council that the present bath does not meet
the demands of the ratepayers and plans are being made to establish
one or two more baths in different parts of the Borough.