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Sanitary Circumstances of the
Area.
Water.—The water supply of the district, which is almost
entirely served by the Metropolitan Water Board, is satisfactory
in quality and quantity. The supply is from high-pressure mains.
One complaint was received during the summer as to insufficiency
in quantity. The cause was purely local, and matters were put
right on transmission of the complaint to the Metropolitan Water
Board.
A few cottages in the Enfield Road are supplied by the Barnet
Water Co. Here, also, the supply is quite satisfactory.
Swimming Bath.—As might have been expected, the attendance
figures at Barrowell Green Open-Air Swimming Bath showed a
considerable increase over those of the previous year, although these
in turn were also above the average.
A Ministry of Health enquiry was held in Southgate during the
year on the question of purchasing a site for an open-air bath,
and, as the Council are aware, permission to do so was withheld. This
Report does not seem to be the proper medium for discussing the
pros and cons of an open-air as against a closed-in swimming bath,
but, from a Public Health viewpoint, there docs not appear to be
any doubt that additional facilities both for swimming and bathing
are called for in the district. This need is, of course, accentuated
by the closing of the Broomfield Park Swimming Lake referred to
below. Whatever the final outcome may be, it is hoped that extra
facilities of one kind or another will shortly be available within the
Borough.