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Surbiton 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]

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The schemes, however, have been deferred owing
to the outbreak of hostilities.
Swimming Baths and Pools.
Publicly-owned Baths.
Surbiton Lagoon, situated in Raeburn Avenue,
Surbiton, is an open air pool 165 feet long and 90
feet wide with a depth of 3 to 9 feet.
The water is treated by continuous pressure
sand filtration, sterilisation by injection of chlorine
and oxygenation over an ornamental cascade.
Periodic samples of the water are taken by the
Borough Engineer and Surveyor and the plant
adjusted accordingly. In addition, one sample was
taken by the Public Health Department which
proved to be satisfactory.
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Privately-owned Pools open to the Public.
Ace of Spades Swimming Pool, Kingston ByPass
Road, is an open air pool 40 feet by 20 feet
with a depth of 4 feet to 7 feet 6 inches.
The water is treated by means of a Candy
chlorine filtration plant.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
The Food and Drugs Acts in this district were
administered by an Inspector acting under the
direction of the Surrey County Council until the