Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table 8.—(
Date. | Crude sewage. | Coke-bed effluent. | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of fillings per day. | Oxygen absorbed from permanganate in four hours by the dissolved putrescible mattei. | Nitrogen as | Oxygen absorbed from permanganate in four hours by the dissolved putrescible matter. | Nitrogen as | |||||||
Nitrite. | Nitrate. | Nitrite. | Nitrate. | ||||||||
1899. | |||||||||||
Sept. 19 | Two | 4.216 | Nil | Nil | 1.667 | Trace | 0-0098 | ||||
20 | ,, | 4.257 | 1.881 | 0.2164 | Nil | ||||||
21 | 4.300 | 1.600 | Nil | Trace | |||||||
22 | 3900 | 1.700 | Nil | ||||||||
23 | One | 3.431 | 1.667 | 0.0916 | |||||||
25 | Two | 2.871 | 1.485 | Nil | |||||||
26 | 4.608 | 1.667 | Trace | 0.0280 | |||||||
27 | 2.857 | 1.099 | Nil | Trace | |||||||
28 | ,, | 4.725 | 1.868 | Nil | |||||||
29 | 2.826 | 1.304 | Trace | ||||||||
Oct. 2 | 2.747 | 00168 | 1.648 | 0.0350 | |||||||
3 | 4.505 | Nil | 1.319 | 0.0280 | Trace | ||||||
4 | 5.000 | 2127 | 0.0210 | 0-3494 | |||||||
5 | 4.176 | 01752 | 1.649 | Nil | Trace | ||||||
6 | 4-222 | Nil | 1.555 | Nil | |||||||
7 | One | 3.279 | ,, | 0.659 | |||||||
9 | Two | 4.945 | 1.760 | ||||||||
13 | One | 4.456 | 1.521 | ||||||||
16 | ,, | 2151 | ,,82 | 00378 | 0.2361 | ||||||
23 | 4.545 | 1.515 | 0.3930 | Trace | |||||||
Date. 1899. | Ckude Sewage. | Coke-Bed Effluent. | |||||||||
Oxygen absorbed from permanganate in 4 hours. | Nitrogen as | Oxygen absorbed from permanganate in 4 hours. | Nitrogen as | ||||||||
By the total putrescible matter. | By the dissolved putrescible mitter. | Nitrite. | Nitrate. | By the total putrescible matter. | By the dissolved putrescible matter. | Nitrite. | Nitrate. | ||||
Nov. 7 | Two | 6.000 | 2.946 | 0.0952 | Trace | 2.321 | 1.473 | 0.3780 | 1.2,,7 | ||
8 | ,, | 6.000 | 4.210 | Nil | 2.936 | 2.326 | 0.2100 | 10980 | |||
9 | ,, | 6.000 | 3053 | 00168 | 0.0573 | 2.210 | 1.358 | 0.1470 | 0.40,, | ||
10 | 6.355 | 2.917 | 00070 | Nil | 2.601 | 1.500 | 0.0798 | Nil | |||
,, | One | 6314 | 2.946 | Nil | 2.321 | 1.358 | 01470 | 0.7270 | |||
14 | Two | 6.288 | 3.814 | 1.855 | 1.855 | Nil | Nil | ||||
15 | ,, | 7031 | 3.609 | 2.371 | 1.855 | ||||||
16 | 6.041 | 3.442 | 2.500 | 2.396 | |||||||
17 | 5051 | 3.300 | 2062 | 1.670 | ,, | ||||||
18 | One | 4.737 | 3-263 | 2.316 | 2.026 | 0.1763 | |||||
20 | Two | 5.625 | 4.026 | 1.562 | 1.458 | 0.0393 | Trace | ||||
21 | 6.459 | 6.159 | 2.917 | 2.078 | Nil | 0.0886 | |||||
22 | ,, | 6.296 | 4.722 | 2.315 | 2129 | ,, | Trace | ||||
23 | ,, | 9.074 | 5.642 | 0.0796 | 2.129 | 2037 | 0.1436 | ||||
24 | 7.685 | 4.629 | Nil | 2.407 | 1.825 | Nil | |||||
25 | One | 4.537 | 2.685 | ,, | 1.388 | 1.203 | |||||
27 | Two | 9174 | 6.055 | 3,,9 | 2.752 | 0.0591 | |||||
28 | 8.718 | 5.779 | 3.846 | 3.2,, | 0.0835 | ||||||
29 | ,, | 7.830 | 4.710 | ,, | 2.547 | 1.792 | 01743 | ||||
30 | ,, | 7,339 | 4.312 | 2.568 | 1.926 | Trace | |||||
Dec. 1 | ,, | 6.605 | 3.669 | ,, | 2.568 | 1.926 | |||||
2 | One | 6-880 | 5.229 | 1.834 | 1.642 | Nil | |||||
4 | Two | 9174 | 6.330 | 2.,,0 | 1.468 | ||||||
5 | 7.957 | 4.731 | 2.105 | 1.720 | |||||||
6 | ,, | 8125 | 5.834 | 2.917 | 1.979 | ||||||
7 | ,, | 7.579 | 5.473 | ,, | 3.579 | 2.631 | |||||
8 | ,, | 7.683 | 4.734 | 2.726 | 2000 | ,, | |||||
9 | One | 3.871 | 2.903 | 2.473 | 1.496 | ||||||
12 | ,, | 7.938 | 5.361 | Trace | 2165 | 1.236 | 0.028 | 0.3481 | |||
13 | Two | 7.526 | 5051 | Nil | 2.887 | 2.062 | Nil | Trace | |||
4 | ,, | 6.354 | 4.583 | 2.500 | 1.536 | Nil | |||||
15 | One | 6.956 | 5.217 | 2.826 | 2.282 | ||||||
16 | ,, | 6.210 | 5.369 | 2.105 | 1.894 | ||||||
18 | Two | 4.376 | 3-541 | 2.601 | 1.771 | ,, | ,, | ||||
19 | One | 9.592 | 6.938 | 0.007 | Trace | 5102 | 2.347 | 0.091 | 0.2383 | ||
20 | ,, | 9.278 | 6-701 | Nil | Nil | 4020 | 3.299 | Nil | Nil | ||
21 | 5.307 | 3-775 | Trace | 2.347 | 1.836 | 0.,,79 | |||||
22 | ,, | 14.949 | 8.383 | Nil | 4.545 | ,, | 3.434 | Trace | |||
Averages. | |||||||||||
Feb. 27—March 25 | ,, | 3.399 | 0.0019 | 0.0000 | 1.587 | 0.0189 | 0.0486 | ||||
March 27—Oct. 23 | ,, | 3.386 | 0.0023 | 0.0016 | ,, | 1.774 | 0.0274 | 0.,,63 | |||
Nov. 7—Dec. 22 | 7.077 | 4.633 | 0.0034 | 0.0037 | 2.624 | 1.968 | 0.0295 | 0.1282 | |||
March 27—Dec. 22 | 7.077 | 3.650 | 0.0026 | 0.0020 | 2.624 | 1.815 | 0.0279 | 0.,,88 | |||
Feb. 27—Dec. 22 | 7.077 | 3.622 | 0.0025 | 0.0018 | 2.624 | 1.789 | 0.0269 | 0.,,08 |