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SCABIES.
No facilities for treatment of scabies exist in the Borough
but arrangements have been made with the Kingston Corporation for
Surbiton cases to be treated at the Centre at Burton Road, Kingston
on payment of the cost by the Surbiton Corporation. The charge
agreed is 5/- and during 1951 five cases were treated.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Water Supply.
The water throughout the district is furnished by the
Metropolitan Water Board, and is a constant supply of excellent
quality. I am supplied with monthly reports by the Board giving
details of their chemical and bacteriological examination.
PUBLIC CLEANSING.
Refuse and Salvage Collection.
The rate of the collection of refuse and salvage, except when
Bank Holidays interfered with collection, was maintained at once in
every seven days.
Street Sweeping.
The hand sweeping of streets was handicapped by the shortage of
manpower. The mechanical street sweeper-collector was put into use
and maintained the cleanliness of the carriageways in the Borough.
Refuse Disposal.
The house refuse collected south of the Kingston by Pass was
again disposed of at the Council's controlled tip, while the
experiment of tipping the remainder into wet gravel pits at Egham
was continued.
Cesspool Emptying.
On request cesspools are emptied by the Council and others are
done by private contract.
Hogsmill Stream.
One disturbing feature was the pollution of the Hogsmill Stream
by Salmonellae paratyphi B. Several samples and precautions were
taken and notice boards were erected informing the public that the
water was unfit for bathing.
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 three
to nine feet.
The water is treated by continuous pressure sand filtration,
sterilization by breakpoint chlorination and oxygenation over an
ornamental cascade.
Periodical samples of water are taken by the Borough Engineer
and the plant adjusted accordingly. In addition three samples were
taken by the Public Health Department for both chemical and
bacteriological examination which proved to be satisfactory.
Privately owned pools open to the public.
Ace of Spades Swimming Pool, Kingston by Pass Road, is an open
air pool 40 feet by 20 feet with a depth of 4 feet to 7 feet 6 inches-
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