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Twickenham 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]

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Twickenham Bath is the largest with a capacity of 280,000
gallons; Hampton Bath has a capacity of 206,000 gallons,, and
Teddington Bath has a capacity of 180,000 gallons. Water for all
three baths is supplied by the Metropolitan Water Board's Main and
is purified by continuous sand filters with marginal chlorination.
The Teddington and Hampton Baths have venturi-induced aeration and
the Twickenham Bath has cascade aeration. The whole of the bath
water is completely changed at both Twickenham and Teddington every
hours and that at Hampton every 4 hours.
During the 1962 season 27 samples were taken for bacteriological
examination and all the samples proved satisfactory.
Laboratory Work

The usual arrangements continued during the year and worked satisfactorily.

Type of Sample or SpecimenNO. TakenResult
Ice Cream (including Ice Lollies)7370 -Grade I Satisfactory
3 -Grade III Unsatisfactory
Water3232 -Satisfactory
Faeces76
Miscellaneous7

National Assistance Act, 1948, Section 47
National Assistance (Amendment) Act, 1951
It was necessary during 1962 to remove to suitable premises
one person who was in need of care and attention.
Mortuary
The number of bodies admitted to the Mortuary during the year
was 303, This figure is lower than in recent years, because of the
closing of the Mortuary for two months during the year and to the
opening of Feltham Mortuary in January 1962.
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