London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
London County Council 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| No. | Name of town or district. | Name or number of tank. | Dates between which the tank was in use. | Length of time during: which the tank was used. | Rate of flow of sewage through the tank. | Quantity of sewage passed into the tank. | Quantity of sludge left in the tank. | Percentage of moisture in the sludge left in the tank. | Percentage reduction in the amount of sludge effected by septic actioon. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Leicester | 1899 5 June and 13 Oct. | (125 working days) | 156,503 | 149 | 90.77 | |||
| 28 | Lincoln | The tanks are filled and a allowed to stand 12 hours, the sewage is then drawn off and the sludge is run into low-lying lagoons and dug in. | |||||||
| 29 | Liverpool | ||||||||