▁C annon ▁Hill ▁Park ▁pool ▁and ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁very ▁similar ▁shape . ▁ ▁Brook v ale ▁Park ▁Lake ▁in ▁Erd ington ▁became ▁the ▁third ▁location ▁for ▁a ▁pool . ▁It ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁a ▁dis used ▁drink ing - water ▁res er voir ▁and ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁open ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁ ▁Open ▁air ▁po ols ▁were ▁both ▁a ▁commercial ▁problem ▁as ▁they ▁only ▁received ▁money ▁in ▁warm ▁weather , ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁also ▁a ▁risk ▁to ▁the ▁health ▁of ▁the ▁users . ▁A ▁report ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁ad vised ▁against ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁open ▁air ▁po ols ▁unless ▁they ▁were ▁ch lor in ated ▁and ▁fil tr ated . ▁The ▁committee ▁felt ▁that ▁cost ▁of ▁adding ▁such ▁systems ▁to ▁the ▁po ols ▁in ▁Victoria ▁Park ▁and ▁C annon ▁Hill ▁Park ▁was ▁too ▁expensive ▁and ▁both ▁po ols ▁were ▁closed ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁B irmingham ▁Bath s ▁Department ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁- ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁J . ▁M oth ▁M . N . A . B . S ., ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁B irmingham ▁City ▁Council . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁" A ▁Bo on ▁for ▁B irmingham ▁- ▁Lord ▁& ▁Lady ▁Mayor ess ▁open ▁block ▁of ▁Municipal ▁W ash h ouses ... ▁the ▁best ▁in ▁the ▁Country " ▁- ▁Pat he ▁news re el ,