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The instrument stolen from Sir George Monoux Grammar
School was replaced and came into operation on the 1st July.
The above figures are similar to those obtained by adjacent
authorities and are lower than those given for Central London.
The highest figure for Central London being 6.5.
Another type of atmospheric pollution instrument has been
installed at the Town Hall. This came into operation about the
middle of the year and measures the amount of smoke pollution
in the atmosphere. It is too early yet to give any figures for
comparison from this instrument.
SMOKE CONTROL AREAS
The Council decided to make the whole of the Borough into a
smoke control area within a period of eight years. The first
area has been defined; it includes about 2,500 premises and by
the end of the year about three-quarters of these had been surveyed.
Verminous Premises
The number of houses reported to be verminous remains comparatively
small.
Seventy-one rooms were disinfested and insecticides were
issued free of charge to tenants of thirty houses.
Swimming Baths and Pools
(a) MUNICIPAL BATHS, HIGH STREET.
Mr. B. M. F. Dixon, the superintendent and Engineer, kindly
contributes the following:-
"Prom January 1st to December 31st the Baths were open on
290 days.
The number of Swimming Bath bathers was 155,661, the maximum
load being on September 30th when we had 1,342. During this
period we also had 86,320 Slipper Bath bathers.
Sampling was carried out on three occasions with very good
resul ts."
(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.