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19.
Public Swimming, Bath.
The Larkswood open air swimming pool is supplied with water
by the Metropolitan Water Board. The water is subjected to continuous
chlorination and filtration and has a six hour complete turnover at
the rate of 130,000 gallons per hour. The Borough Engineer and Surveyor
forwards weekly summaries of the total chlorine and alkalinity to the
Health Department, Check samples taken by the Health Department have
been satisfactory.
Sewerage and Sewage Disposal.
The Public Health Act 1936 (Part II); the Essex County Council
Act 1952 and the Public Health Act 1961 contain the main provisions
relating to sewerage, sewage disposal and drainage. Generally, the
Borough Engineer and Surveyor's Department is responsible for the
construction and maintenance of sewers vested in the Council and the
Public Health Department for sewers which are repairable at the property
owners' expense. The cost of cleaning and clearing blockages in
these latter sewers is borne by the Council and the cost of repairs
borne by the various owners whose properties they serve.
The Borough Engineer and Surveyor has submitted the following
report on this aspect of the work in his Department.
"Sewerage
During the past year the sewerage system has been adequate
for the needs of the Borough and no flooding took place
although the risk in one isolated instance will continue
until the new sewer to Deephams is constructed.
Sewage Disposal Works.
Intimation has been received that the new gravity sewer to
convey the whole of the sewage from Chingford to the
Edmonton Works of the Middlesex County Council will be
commenced on the 12th May 1963 and upon completion of this
sewer the works at Chingford will become redundant probably
towards the end of 1964.
In the meantime because of continued over-loading and adverse
weather conditions there are occasions when the effluent is a
little below standard. Unfortunately this is inevitable, but
everything possible is being done to maintain the works at
maximum practicable efficienoy until they are no longer required,"