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Swimming Baths and Pools.
Publicly-owned Baths.
Surbiton Lagoon, situated in Raeburn Avenue.
Surbiton, is an open air pool 165ft long and 90ft.
wide with a depth of 3 to 9ft.
The water is treated by continuous pressure
sand filtration, sterilization 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. Four samples were also
taken by the Public Health Department at peak
periods.
One sample, taken in the month of July, was
not quite up to the standard required for swimming
bath purposes, but I understand, that at the time,
the Baths Superintendent was trying out a new
method of sterilization and chlorination. A further
sample was taken one week later, which proved to
be more satisfactory. Two other samples taken
during the year were satisfactory.
Privately-owned Pools open to the Public.
Ace of Spades Swimming Pool, Kingston
By-Pass Road, is an open air pool 40ft. by 20ft. with
a depth of 4ft. to 7ft. 6ins.
The water is treated by means of a Candy
chlorine filtration plant.
No samples were taken by the Public Health
Department during the year.