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Clean Air Act, 1956
Course of Instruction for Boiler House Operatives
With the help and co-operation of Dr. H. Lowery, Principal,
South-west Essex Technical College, a course of six lecture demonstrations
was arranged at the College in the autumn.
The Managements of all Plants in Walthamstow, which were
thought to be capable of producing smoke, were circularised in
May, July and August as to the requirements of the Act and the
various Regulations issued in connection with it. The first circular
drew attention to all the relevant documents and other useulf
publications, the availability of technical advice from the Health
Inspectors and from the National Industrial Fuel Efficiency Service,
and preliminary information was given as to the projected course of
lecture demonstrations, the fee for the course being two guineas.
Eventually fifty persons were enrolled.
Verminous Premises
The number of houses reported to be verminous still remains
comparatively small.
Eighty-three rooms were disinfected and insecticides were issued
free of charge to tenants of twenty-five 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, with the exception of the Swimming Bath, which was
closed for two months for extensive repairs and redecorations, from
March 3rd to April 26th, 1958.
The number of Swimming Bath bathers was 122,873, the
maximum load was on May 1st, when we had 997. During this
period we also had 100,761 Slipper Bath bathers.
"Sampling was carried out on three occasions with very good
results."
(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.