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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.
The 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 eighteen samples
were taken by the Public Health Department for chemical and
bacteriological examination all of which proved to be satisfactory.
School baths.
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. Six samples were take
by the Public Health Department to ensure adequate chlorination and
fitness for bathing, all of which proved to be satisfactory.
A new swimming bath was provided at a primary school as a result
of efforts by the parents. Sterilisation, filtration and heating
plant is installed.
Six samples wore taken during the year and were 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
shortly to bo constructed.
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