[Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Chelmsford Borough.

  • Chelmsford (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1961
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Credit: [Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Chelmsford Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Swimming Pool, Waterloo Lane, Chelmsford The Pool is of the unheated open type and is 145 feet long, 95 feet wide, and its depth varies from 3 feet to 6 feet. Water for filling the pool and topping up is drawn from the river Chelmer via a well type catchpit. The treatment plant comprises chlorinator, soda ash, dosing plant and slow sand filter and the pool water is continuously circulated with full treatment. The treatment plant produces a water which is clear and bright, of satisfactory pH value carrying an adequate residuum of free chlorine and of excellent bacterial quality. Tests of the pH value and residual chlorine content of the water are carried out throughout the day and bacteriological examinations of the water are carried out during the swimming season. New Houses Erected During the Year Ended 31st December, 1961 (1) By the Chelmsford Borough Council ... 79 (69 of which are in the area of the Chelms' ford Rural District). (2) By other Local Authorities ... ... 6 (3) By other Bodies or Persons ... ... 507 The following Schedule gives Statistical details of new Properties built since the war:— Aluminium Old Peoples’ Estate Houses Flats Maisonettes Bungalows Bungalows Total Bradford Street — 27 — — — 27 Swiss Avenue ... — — — — 6 6 First Avenue — — — — 10 10 Second, Third and Fifth Avenues 40 — — — — 40 Baker Street —• 33 — — — 33 Lady Lane 8 — — — — 8 Melbourne Park 396 40 — 100 16 552 Melbourne Farm 392 — — — 16 408 Pines 105 — — — 14 119 Rainsford Bungalows ... — — — — 69 69 Upper Bridge Road Site 5 36 — — — 41 Waterhouse Lane — — ■ 60 — 60 Woodhall 168 107 — — 16 291 Woodhall Extension ... 175 32 — — 14 221 Chignall 554 80 — — 6 640 Springfield Road — — — ■— 5 5