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Swimming Instruction for Schools
Facilities for the instruction of classes during school hours continues throughout the year.
Full time instructional staff, employed by the Education Authority, are available for the tuition
of primary school children who utilise the small pool. The Committee have recently afforded
exclusive facilities to schools attending the small pool between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
During the summer months, secondary and grammar schools attend the large pool. When
conditions are suitable instruction is also undertaken at the Lido.
Special facilities are afforded to physically handicapped children of the Vale Road Day
Special School.
Swimming Proficiency Tests
The Baths Committee continue to offer inducements to scholars who make progress in
swimming and free passes, valid for one year, are awarded to those passing a suitable test
during their first year of tuition. Such awards are restricted to scholars attending Junior
Schools. Eighty-two Awards were made during the year 1958/1959.
Swimming Clubs
The swimming pools are let on most evenings of the week after public hours to swimming
clubs at a nominal charge.
The Tottenham Central Swimming Club is the only competitive one, however, and may be
considered to be truly representative of the Borough.

Private Baths
The private bath suites at four of the establishments were modernised as recently as
1953/54 and still continue to afford a valuable contribution to public health.
The service is available on six days of the week at the branch baths and is also available
on Sunday mornings at the Central Baths. Special concessions are available on certain days of
the week to old age pensioners (free) and juniors (under 16) 2d.
The tabulation of attendances indicates the heavy demand still being made on the service
despite the large amount of re-housing that has taken and is still taking place. The retention
of this form of service will be essential in Tottenham for many years to come.