View report page

Swimming Baths and Paddling Pools Controlled by the Council
Brentford Indoor Swimming Baths
Area 2,430 sq. ft.
Capacity 12,049 c. ft
Total number of persons using baths in 1964 83,017
Average number per day 237
Maximum number using baths on one day 530
Chiswick Open Air Swimming Pools
Large Pool Area 7,500 sq, ft.
Capacity 33,750 c. ft.
Small Pool Area 3,500 sq ft.
Capacity 18,375 c. ft.
Total number of persons using baths in 1964 106 485
Average number per day 750
Maximum number using baths on one day 3,807
The variation in figures from year to year is a very clear indication of
the type of summer weather The summer of 1964 was the best for six years hot
and sunny, and as a result the baths were used to more than capacity, and great
care had to be taken that the water was clean and safe for the bathers
The source of the water in the swimming baths was the mains supply of the
Metropolitan Water Board In Brentford indoor bath the water went through a
continuous filtration process the rate of change-over being about once every
three hours. Additional purification was carried out by means of intermittent
chlorination, the amount of free chloride aimed at being 0 6 parts per million.
Water samples were taken by the Baths Staff two to three times daily throughout
the season for the purposes of chemical analysis and pH estimation
A scheme for the introduction of break point chlorination equipment was
completed and ready for the summer season of 1964 at the Open Air Pools Chiswick.
Its adoption proved successful
Water sampling by the Public Health Department Officers was carried out
frequently The Brentford Baths gave excellent results exceptontwo occasions
when there was slight contamination at the shallow end which had been very
crowded at the time of sampling After initial difficulties with the new treatment
system at the Chiswick Pools results were uniformly excellent,
Paddling Pools Duke's Meadows:-
Area (2 pools each 60 x 60 ) 7,200 sq.ft.
Depth 6" to 1' in middle
These paddling pools were emptied and refilled daily from the mains supply
and Vi pint of Chloros was added at each filling It was considered, after
bacteriological testing of the water on a few occasions that the amount of
chlorination might not be sufficiently protective, and it was recommended that
a slight increase in the initial dose of Chloros with the addition of further
doses during the day should be carried out, and a concentration of not less
than 0 6 parts of chlorine per million thus maintained.
They are open from approximately 1st April to 30th September each year
according to weather conditions
-15