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SWIMMING BATHS
The Department is responsible for the general supervision of
swimming baths within the Borough so far as conditions which
might give rise to health hazards are concerned. The Baths
Manager and Engineer provides the day-to-day oversight of Public
Baths and those situated at schools under the control of the
Council.
There are a number of other pools to which the public has
access in addition to the large Bath provided by the Greater
London Council at Crystal Palace.
Specimens are obtained from these pools regularly in order to
confirm that the continuous steps taken to purify the water are
working effectively.
During the year it became necessary to ban the use of the
chemical ORTHOTOLUDINE. used for testing for the presence
of residual chlorine in the bath water. This chemical has been
pronounced as carcinogenic. Other suitable substances are available
for the purpose.
Care has also to be taken at swimming pools to ensure that
certain other chemicals employed there are not used simultaneously
as eases dangerous to bathers and staff may be evolved and one
incident of this type was reported.
THE DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACT, 1951
The City of London's Veterinary Department operates a service
to undertake duties under the above-mentioned Act on behalf
of Local Authorities.
This service has been in operation throughout 1967 in the
London Borough of Bromley and I am indebted to the Veterinary
Officer, Mr. G. S. Wiggins, M.R.C.V.S., for the co-operation of
his Department and for much of the following particulars:—
FOOT & MOUTH DISEASE
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food declared the
whole of England and Wales to be a controlled area (as from 18th
November) under the terms of the Foot and Mouth Disease (Controlled
Areas Restrictions) General Order, 1938. This meant that
the movement of all cloven hoofed animals had to be licensed by
the Local Authority. During the period 146 such licences were
issued; most of these were for the movement of animals to a
slaughterhouse in the Borough for immediate slaughter.
As part of a local campaign to minimise the risk of contamination
of premises where animals were kept the Officers of all
Departments of the Council were asked to restrict as far as possible