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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DISTRICT.
Water Supply.—Practically the whole District is now
served by the Metropolitan Water Board with a "constant''
supply from high-pressure mains. There are now only 7 wells
left from which water is obtained for drinking. These are
principally in North Southgate.
Watercourses—Bounds Green Brook and Pymmes Brook
remain in about the same condition. The periodical cleansing by
the Middlesex County Council greatly improves their condition.
Open=Air Swimming Bath —This Bath, situated at
Barrowell Green, was opened to the public on 14th August, 1913.
The length of the bath is 150ft. and the width 50ft. The
accommodation comprises attendants' offices, slipper-bath,
laundry, foot-bath, sanitary conveniences, and enclosed dressing
accommodation including family dressing-boxes. Further dressing
accommodation has recently been provided. Provision
has been made for the heating of the water by means
of the boiler in the adjoining Destructor Works. The
Bath has been most successful.
Broomfield Park Swimming Lake.—The large lake at
Broomfield Park, which on my recommendation was closed to
bathers in 1911 owing to such pollution as in the opinion of the
highest sanitary authority rendered it unsafe for bathing, was
re-opened last summer for bathing and swimming to meet the
earnest desire of many residents, after the question of rendering
it safe had been earnestly considered and dealt with. Suspecting
that the surface witter which came from the Alderman's Hill
Estate, and which forms the main source of its supply, was also
the chief cause of its pollution, this was cut off for a time. A
sample of the water from the lake then taken and analysed
showed great improvement. Steps were then taken to filter and
aerate this surface water before it entered the lake. Further
samples of water then taken from the lake and settling tanks
were submitted for analysis, and the analyst's reports stated that
the water in the bathing lake, although unfit for drinking, was
quite suitable for bathing purposes.
Dressing accommodation has been provided by the Council,
and a large number of bathers have availed themselves of the