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The River Thames is the northern boundary and whilst there is no
bathing a pleasant riverside promenade gives much pleasure to many
people and boating and yachting are popular pastimes. The island known
as Ravens Ait belongs to the Navy League and Sea Cadet Corps and is
used as a national boat training station for sea cadets.
SWIMMING BATHS.
Publicly owned bath.
Surbiton Lagoon, situated in Raeburn Avenue, is an open air pool
165 feet long and 90 feet wide, with a depth of three to nine feet.
There is also a paddling pool for small children.
The water is from Metropolitan Water Board mains and is treated
by continuous pressure sand filtration, sterilisation by breakpoint
chlorination and oxygenation over an ornamental cascade.
Periodical samples of water are taken by the Borough Engineer
and the plant adjusted as necessary. In addition twentytwo samples
were taken by the Public Health Department for chemical and
bacteriological examination all of which proved to be satisfactory.
School bath.
One private school has a small swimming bath which is used only
by scholars and staff. Sterilisation is by hand dosing with chlorine
with changes of water as necessary. Eight samples were taken by the
Public Health Department to ensure adequate chlorination and fitness
for bathing, all of which proved to be satisfactory.
REFUSE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL.
Refuse and salvage collection is under the control of the Borough
Engineer. The collection was maintained at seven day intervals except
when interfered with by holidays and sickness.
The refuse is transported to a central loading depot in the Royal
Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames, transferred to large haulage wagons
and then moved under contract for disposal into privately owned pits.
SEWERAGE.
There are very few cesspools remaining, nearly all properties
in the Borough being connected to the public sewerage system.
A new relief sewer has been constructed by the Council along the
Hook Road to augment the existing sewer which had become inadequate.
Sundry remedial works have been carried out by the Borough
Engineer's Department to deal with flooding during times of heavy
rainfall, and a new surface water sewer in the Tolworth area is under
consideration.
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