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Swimming Baths
The Council owns the only public swimming bath in the district.
Constructed many years ago, it is of limited size and care has to be exercised
to prevent over use in hot weather. The water provided from the main
supply is circulated and subjected to precipitation, filtration and chlorination
on the "break point" principle.
Twelve samples were taken in the period May to September for bacteriological
examination. Five of these indicated that the existing practice in
the use of the treatment plant was barely sufficient to keep the bacterial
content of the water at less than 10 per ml. "Break point" chlorination was
accordingly introduced in August and subsequent samples were entirely
satisfactory.
The provision of relatively small privately owned swimming baths is an
increasing tendency at the present time. Their use can be a risk unless
suitable precautions are taken to see that the water is not a means of spreading
infection. This may not be of much significance when a small prefabricated
bath is used only by members of one family, but when such
facilities are provided for groups of individuals as in schools, it is very necessary
that the safeguards should be adequate. In the light of this modern
tendency to install swimming baths in schools, it is gratifying to note that
the Principal School Medical Officer for Surrey has presented a valuable
report to the Medical and Special Schools Committee dealing with the
hygienic considerations involved.
Offices
Nineteen inspections of offices were made, but no action was necessary.
Factories, Workplaces and Outworkers
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