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PUBLIC BATHS.
For description of Corporation's Public Swimming Pools see
Annual Report for the year 1934.
Tests of Purity of Water.
In addition to the daily tests for clarity, alkalinity and chlorine
content undertaken by the Baths Superintendent and his staff,
periodic samples of the water from the pools were taken by the
Health Department for more detailed chemical and bacteriological
examination. These samples were taken at times when the bathing
load was high and when the water might be expected to show the
maximum amount of pollution.
Attendances.
The following figures show the extent to which the Corporation's
Baths were used during the year:—
Swimming Baths.
1937.
High Road 160,038
Cathall Road 122,204
Whipps Cross Bathing Pool 34,595
Slipper Baths.
High Road 121,439
Cathall Road 47,513
Foam Baths.
High Road 2,173
Whipps Cross Bathing Pool.
This outdoor bathing pool is situated in Epping Forest towards
the northern extremity of the Borough. It was opened in May,
1932. At that time no system of continuous filtration and chlorination
of the water was installed, and experience during the first
few years of its existence showed that, with large bathing loads,
the water could not be kept sufficiently free from pollution as to
be regarded as both safe and attractive. It was realised that, in
the interests of the health of bathers, a continuous filtration and
chlorination plant would have to be installed, and the necessary
work was put in hand during the winter 1936-37.