Report on public baths and public comfort stations by the Mayor's committee of New York City . First-class Swimming Pool, Hornsey Road, Islington (London). Size of pool,132x40 feet; fees. 12c. for first-class and 4c. for second-class. The swimming pool affords splendid opportunities for Swimming Pool for Women at the Hornsey Road. Islington. London. this establishment for the year ending March 31st. 1396. persons usedthe private baths. the swimming pools and the laundry. Thereceipts from the above amounted to £ 10s. 3d. ($20,). THE SWIMMIN
Report on public baths and public comfort stations by the Mayor's committee of New York City . First-class Swimming Pool, Hornsey Road, Islington (London). Size of pool,132x40 feet; fees. 12c. for first-class and 4c. for second-class. The swimming pool affords splendid opportunities for Swimming Pool for Women at the Hornsey Road. Islington. London. this establishment for the year ending March 31st. 1396. persons usedthe private baths. the swimming pools and the laundry. Thereceipts from the above amounted to £ 10s. 3d. ($20,). THE SWIMMING AS RIOCUKAnON. 45 in repair, and it was j^raclnally lost, stok-n or worn rnit, until it all<lisa|)|)tarc(i, and it is now many years since any such apjKiratusfurnished by the Jlealtli Department has been upon the docks andexcursion boats. Compared with the private bath, the publicswimming l)atli is a comparatively late institution. While the Eng-lish Baths and Washhouses Act dates from 1846, provision forswimming baths was not made until an amendment was made tothe act in 1878. Previous to that time the public, or, rather, themale portion of it, bathed in the rivers and streams. This arrange-ment, though suited to small towns and villages, was not adequateto the needs of a large
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