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Where an application is received for a licence the Local Authority shall not proceed
to a decision in the matter unless they have received and considered a report by
a Veterinary Surgeon or Veterinary Practitioner authorised by them to carry out
inspections.
During the year 4 establishments were licensed and 16 inspections made.
The Council's appointed Veterinary Officers are Messrs. M. A. P. Simmons and
J. A. Morris, and I am most grateful to them for their assistance in the administration
of this Act.
15. ESTABLISHMENTS FOR MASSAGE and/or SPECIAL TREATMENT
Establishments where massage or special treatment is carried on in the Twickenham
area were licensed under the Middlesex County Council Act, 1944, by the former
Twickenham Corporation. These licences expired on 31st March, 1965.
In the Richmond and Barnes areas this type of establishment was licensed by the
Surrey County Council and the licences expired on 31st July, 1965.
Under the provisions of The Local Law (North West London Boroughs) Order,
1965 all premises in the Council's area were, from 1st April, 1965, licensed under the
Middlesex County Council Act, 1944.
Where applicable all applicants for a licence are now required to possess the
qualifications necessary for registration by the Board established under the Professions
Supplementary to Medicine Act, 1960. Certain approved conditions are incorporated
in every licence granted.
During the year 21 licences were issued and 26 inspections made.
16. SWIMMING POOLS
I am obliged to Mr. T. Lindley, F.Inst.B.M., Baths Manager for the following
report: —
Swimming facilities are provided within the Borough at the three Open Air Pools
during the summer period and at one Indoor Swimming Pool throughout the year, all
properties being owned by the Council. The Twickenham Open Air Pool has a
capacity of 280,000 gallons of water; Hampton Pool has a capacity of 206,000 gallons
of water and the Teddington Pool has a capacity of 180,000 gallons of water; the
Parkshot Indoor Pool has a capacity of 96,000 gallons of water. The water for all
pools is supplied by the Metropolitan Water Board and is filtered by sand pressure
filters at all Pools. Sterilization is achieved by chlorination gas treatment operating as
a "marginal" principle at the Open Air Pools and "breakpoint" principle at the Parkshot
Pool. The rates of turnover at both Twickenham and Teddington Pools is every
6½ hours; that at Hampton every 4 hours; that at Parkshot Pool, approximately every
6 hours.
Tests are taken three times daily for free-available and residual chlorine in the
water, the pH values, also the shallow end and deep end water temperatures, the results
being recorded in a standard log-book.
Bacteriological tests of the water at all Pools are made each month and all such
analyses during the past year have proved entirely satisfactory.
Private bath suites for ladies and gentlemen are constructed in the Parkshot
Establishment.
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