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The Board's works are situated alongside the River Thames
in the Parish of Mortlake.
The sewage of the Borough is conveyed by numerous collecting
sewers into a main outfall sewer.
The town was partially re-sewered in 1898.
The separate system was introduced many years ago and
surface water sewers are now laid along most of the streets within
the Borough.
Arrangements have recently been made to enlarge the Sewage
Works, at the same time improving the plant.
Treatment of Sewage.
The method of sewage disposal at the Works is that of
precipitation, and through bacterial filter beds, the effluent passing
into the Thames.
Closet Accommodation.
Water closet accommodation in general throughout the
Borough.
Swimming Baths and Pools.
There are no privately owned swimming baths or pools in the
Borough, the district at present being served by the Public Baths
which are under the control of the Baths Superintendent, who has
supplied the following particulars:—
No. of bathers during the year—Males: 72,860
Females: 41,338
A constant filtration plant is installed which provides for a
turn-over of the water every four hours. The water is thereby
filtered, chlorinated and aerated, and frequent tests each day
show a free chlorine content of from .2 to .5. Samples sent for
bacteriological examination have always resulted in a very satisfactory
report.