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Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct.
Monoux Grammar
School 1.5 2.4 1.7 .94 .75 .83 .82 .72 1.3 2.1
Connaught Hospital 2.4 2.6 2.0 .89 .26 .76 .69 .67 .81 1.7
Nov. Dec.
Monoux Grammar
School 2.5 3.1
Connaught Hospital 1.8 3.5 Milligrams of Sulphur per Day.
These figures are lower than most of those given in respect of
surrounding authorities and indicate that Sulphur pollution in the
atmosphere in the Borough is low. Reports as high as 6.8 are given
for Central London.
Verminous Premises.
The number of houses reported to be verminous still remains
comparatively small.
Thirty-five rooms were disinfested and insecticides were issued
free of charge to tenants of twenty houses.
No notifications were received during the year under the
Hydrogen Cyanide (Fumigation of Buildings) Regulations, 1938.
Swimming Baths and Pools.
(a) Municipal Baths, High Street.
Mr. B. M. F. Dixon, the Superintendent and Engineer, kindly
contributes the following :—
"From January 1st to December 31st, the Baths were open
on 294 days. The number of swimming bath bathers during this
period was 133,771.
"The maximum load was on June 18th, when we had 1,046
bathers. During this period we also had 112,695 slipper bath
bathers."
Sampling was carried out on one occasion with a satisfactory
result.
(b) Whipps Cross Bathing Pool.—This is a large open-air
pool situated in Epping Forest, in the area of the Borough of Leyton
and a few hundred yards from the Walthamstow boundary.
It is administered by a joint Committee representing the two
Boroughs.
The pool is supervised by the Medical Officer of Health for
Leyton, who kindly sends a copy of the analytical findings when
samples are taken.
(c) South-West Essex Technical College.—Sampling was
carried out on two occasions with satisfactory results.