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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
LAMBETH DISTRICT WATER. (Parts per 100,000.)
| Month. | Total Solid Matters | Ammonia. | Albuminoid Ammonia. | Nitrogen as Nitrates. | Total Combined Nitrates. | Organic Carbon. | Organic Nitrogen. | Oxygen required to oxidise. | Chlorine. | Colour. | Quality. | Compared with Kent averages 9 years ending 1876 taken as unity. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 hours at 8o° F. | 1 hour at 122° F. | Kent. | Lambeth. | ||||||||||||
| January | 33.42 | .0 | .008 | .285 | .307 | .196 | .022 | .096 | .107 | 1.85 | Very pale yellow | Good | 0.8 | 3.7 | |
| February | 32.90 | .0 | .0065 | .290 | .307 | .163 | .017 | .074 | .081 | 1.85 | Do. | do. | Do. | 1.0 | 3.1 |
| March | 30.20 | .0 | .008 | .270 | .282 | .146 | .012 | .080 | .087 | 1.85 | Do. | do. | Do. | 0.9 | 2.7 |
| April | 30.96 | .0 | .010 | .231 | .249 | .210 | .018 | .113 | .122 | 1.75 | Do. | do. | Do. | 1.1 | 3.9 |
| May | 27.34 | .0 | .008 | .228 | .241 | .145 | .013 | .078 | .085 | 1.85 | Do. | do. | Do. | 0.9 | 2.7 |
| June | 26.26 | .0 | .009 | .161 | .174 | .145 | .013 | .091 | .098 | 1.8 | Do. | do. | Do. | 0.8 | 2.7 |
| July | 25.78 | .0 | .0095 | .147 | .163 | .194 | .016 | .093 | .100 | 1.9 | Do. | do. | Do. | 0.7 | 3.6 |
| August | 26.34 | .0 | .0075 | .147 | .163 | .155 | .016 | .074 | .081 | 1.85 | Do. | do. | Do. | 0.7 | 2.9 |
| September | 26.82 | .0 | .007 | .164 | .181 | .146 | .017 | .068 | .073 | 1.85 | Do. | do. | Do. | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| October | 26.82 | .0 | .007 | .181 | .198 | .127 | .017 | .006 | .072 | 1.85 | Do. | do. | Do. | 1.1 | 2.4 |
| November | 29.94 | .001 | .009 | .239 | .268 | .276 | .028 | .095 | .103 | 1.95 | Pale yellow | Fair | 1.0 | 5.2 | |
| December | 31.56 | .0 | .010 | .268 | .292 | .239 | .024 | .127 | .138 | 2.0 | Do. | do. | Good | 0.9 | 4.5 |