London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Chingford 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]

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28.
OUTWORKERS WERE NOTIFIED FROM THE FOLLOWING AREAS
Bethnal Green 10 Islington 23
Bradford 3 Kensington 6
Chingford 16 Leyton 22
Edmonton 42 London, City of 10
Enfield 1 St. Marylebone 9
Finsbury 16 Stepney 5
Hackney 34 Stoke Newington 4
Hertford 1 Tottenham 10
Holborn 2 Walthamstow 20
Hornsey 3 West Ham 4
Ilford 3 Wood Green 4
Shops Act. 1950
A total of 353 visits were paid to shops and generally conditions
were found to be satisfactory.
Public Swimming Bath
There is one large open air public swimming bath in the district
and the source of the water used for filling is from public supplies
(Metropolitan Water Board), The method of treatment of the water is
continuous chlorination and filtration and the water has a six-hour
turn-over of 130,000 gallons per hour.
Summaries of the total chlorine and alkalinity readings are
forwarded weekly to the Health Department by the Borough Engineer,
The pool was opened on the 7th May and closed on the 11th September,
I960, The total attendance throughout the season was 155,387 "the
highest attendance being on the 19th June when 11,251 persons were present.
Samples of water were taken from the Pool on five occasions and the
results in all cases indicated that the water wad of a high standard of
bacterial purity.