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Wandsworth 1895

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]

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District.

Averages of the Monthly Analyses of Water in 1895.

The numbers relate to parts per100,000.

Temperature in Centegrade degrees.Total Solid Matter.Organic Carbon.Organic Nitrogen.Ammonia.Nitrogen as Nitrates and Nitrites.Total Combined Nitrogen.Chlorine.Total Hardness.Proportional amount of Organic elements, that in the Kent Companies Water during the 9 years ending 1876 being taken as unity.Number of Microbe Colonies developed in each cubic centimetre of water.Number of days' supply contained in storage reservoirs.
River Thames Water (unfiltered)11.029.68.233.039.009.233.2791.819.54.616419..
Southwark and Vauxhall11.628.88.166.020...234.2541.819.83.12533.8
Lambeth11.129.21.166.021...238.2591.819.93.21716.0