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Council Flats completed :—
10 at Bounds Green Court
6 at Marlborough Court
Council Flats in course of construction at end of year :—
26 at Clarence/Trinity Roads
28 at Lordship Lane/Ellenborough Road
Private enterprise:—
Six flats were built by private enterprise at junction of
Palace and Edith Roads.
SWIMMING BATHS
The figures of attendances at Western Road and Durnsford
Road baths for the past two years are as follows :
Western Road Baths
1952* 1951
Swimming Bath 12,72'1 40,677
do. Children (special
sessions) 72 982
Children from Schools 2,898 26,023
Spectators 1,612 4,316
Slipper Baths 42,063 43,134
do. Old age Pensioners (free) 639 381
* Swimming pool closed for repairs from 1st May to 31st October.
Durnsford Road Open Air Bath
1952 1951*
Swimmers—Adults 18,795 1,384
Swimmers—Children 35,926 5,810
Children from Schools 1,911 —
Season Ticket Holders 35,633 —
Spectators—Adults 6,444 1,082
do. —Children 1,177 404
* The Pool was only open from 11th August to 30th September in
1951.
Samples of the water were taken from both baths at regular
intervals during the year. The results of the tests were uniformly
satisfactory.
There is no doubt that the facilities provided at our swimming
baths represent an extremely valuable health amenity. A visit to
a swimming bath, particularly an open-air swimming bath during
the summer months, not only provides pleasant relaxation : it
enables the visitor to build up reserves of strength which will be
of great value during the coming winter. When we remember
the state of purity of the water, together with the standard of
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