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Surbiton 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]

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SWIMMING BATHS AND POOLS.
Publicly owned Baths.
Surbiton Lagoon, situated in Raeburn Avenue,
Surbiton, is an open air pool 165 ft. long and 90 ft.
wide with a depth of 3 to 9 ft.
The accommodation consists of 125 changing
cubicles, 696 lockers and communal changing rooms.
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 and
the plant adjusted accordingly.
Privately owned Pools open to the Public.
Ace of Spades Swimming Pool, Kingston ByPass
Road is an open air pool 40 ft. by 20 ft. with a
depth of 4 ft. to 7 ft. 6 ins.
The accommodation comprises 96 cubicles with
288 lockers.
The water is treated by means of a Candy
chlorine filtration plant.
MILK SUPPLY.
There is one producer of "Certified" milk in
the District.
This grade of milk is brought principally from
outside the District and supplied to nine retailers all
of whom hold licences. Eleven samples were taken,
one of which did not conform to the standard for
"Certified" milk as laid down by the Ministry of
Health.