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Swimming Baths. There are two public swimming baths in Sutton and
Cheam. The Malden Road Bath, Cheam, was opened in 1938,and so is
reasonably modern. It is Open between April and September, and in Winter
it is converted into a fine public hall.
The Throwley Road Bath Sutton is much older and has changing
cubicles round the sides of the bath It is open all the year round.
Maiden Road Bath Throwley Road Bath
Maximum Clothes Accommodation 312 250
Quantity of Water 150,000 gallons 70,000 gallons
Treatment Cycle Time 3½ hours 3½ hours
Both work on a continuous cycle of pressure filtration and chlorination
the actual water being emptied out once a year and the Baths being refilled
with mains water.
Records are kept at both Baths showing the number of bathers, water
temperature and residual chlorine levels at various times during the day
and from these it was clear that an adequate degree of chlorination was
being maintained.
Four bacteriological samples were taken from both the Throwley Road
Bath and the Malden Road Bath All eight samples were reported as
satisfactory.
In addition there is an open air learner swimming bath at Avenue
Road County Primary School, Belmont Rise, Belmont. A small pressure
filter and chlorinator was in use and a complete circulation of water
was obtained every eight hours Three samples of the water were taken
for bacteriological examination, and were found to be satisfactory.
DRAINAGE, SEWERAGE AND REFUSE COLLECTION
Worcester Park Sewage Works. The excessive accumulation of grit
has been cleared from the secondary digestion tank and work has proceeded
on removal of the old tank mechanism and heating coils. Arrangements have
been made for an external sludge heating plant to be erected for this
secondary tank. The contract for the Low Level pumping station, rising
mains, diversion of' incoming sewers and preliminary treatment unit was
commenced in August and the works covered by this contract are expected
to be in operation by mid-1963.
The contract for the construction of the generating station, workshops,
stores and mess rooms has been finalised and work on the site is
scheduled to commence in January, 1963.
The contract for the first stage of the sludge drying beds scheme will
be advertised early in 1963.
Design work is proceeding on the reconstruction of the filter beds
and the additional humus tanks.
The effluent being discharged to the Beverley Brook is of reasonable
quality pending completion of reconstruction.
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