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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
Bexley 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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METROPOLITAN WATER BOARD — Water Examination Department
Average results of the chemical examination of Water
supplied to the London Borough of Bexley during 1970
METROPOLITAN WATER BOARD - Water Examination Department
Average results of the chemical examination of Water supplied to the London Borough of Bexley during 1970
Milligrammes per litre (unless otherwise stated)
| Description of the Sample | Number of Samples Day of the month | Ammoni- acal Nitrogen | Albuminoid Nitrogen | Nitrate Nitrogen | Oxygen abs. from KMn04 4 hrs.at 27°C. | B.O.D. 5 days at 20°C. | Hardness (total) CaC03 | Hardness non carbonate CaC03 | Magnesium as Mg | Sodium as Na | Potassium as K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) |
| River Thames - Derived | 363 | 0.026 | 0.083 | 4.8 | 1.02 | 274 | 79 | 5 | 27.7 | 5.6 | |
| Bexley | 4 | 0.010 | 0.014 | 5.7 | 0.19 | 327 | 85 | ||||
| (a) Crayford No.1 | 4 | 0.008 | 0.032 | 8.4 | 0.24 | 391 | 132 | ||||
| (b) Crayford No.2 | 4 | 0.007 | 0.019 | 6.2 | 0.10 | 302 | 76 | ||||
| (c) Crayford No.3 | 4 | 0.009 | 0.039 | 7.4 | 0.19 | 341 | 104 | ||||
| Darenth | 4 | 0.004 | 0.028 | 4.8 | 0.11 | 270 | 44 | ||||
| Eynsford | 8 | 0.008 | 0.015 | 3.7 | 0.09 | 266 | 39 | ||||
| Horton Kirby | 9 | 0.005 | 0.016 | 4.8 | 0.08 | 275 | 57 | ||||
| Wansunt | 52 | 0.160 | 0.038 | 6.3 | 0.21 | 248 | 94 | ||||
| Wilmington | 4 | 0.005 | 0.022 | 7.5 | 0.13 | 295 | 65 |
METROPOLITAN WATER BOARD - Water Examination Department
Average results of the chemical examination of Water supplied to the London Borough of Bexley during 1970
Milligrammes per litre (unless otherwise stated)
| Description of the Sample | Chloride as CI | Phosphate as P04 | Silicate as Si02 | Sulphate as S04 | Natural Fluoride as F | Surface-active material as Manoxol OT | Turbidity units | Colour (Burgess units) | pH value | Electrical Conduct-I ivity (microm-hos) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18) | (19) | (20) | (21) | (22) | (23) |
| River Thames — Derived | 40 | 2.7 | 9 | 70 | 0.20 | 0.03 | 0.1 | 11 | 7.9 | 570 | |
| Bexley | 23 | 0.10 | 0.0 | 3 | 7.3 | 580 | |||||
| (a) Crayford No.1 | 34 | 0.15 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.1 | 640 | |||||
| (b) Crayford No.2 | 28 | 0.15 | 0.1 | 2[ | 7.2 | 550 | |||||
| (c) Crayford No.3 | 29 | 0.15 | 0.0 | 4 | 7.2 | 600 | |||||
| Darenth | 18 | 0.10 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.2 | 480 | |||||
| Eynsford | 18 | 0.10 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.3 | 480 | |||||
| Horton Kirby | 23 | 0.10 | 0.1 | 2 | 7.2 | 480 | |||||
| Wansunt | 31 | 0.10 | 0.1 | 3 | 7.1 | 640 | |||||
| Wilmington | 29 | 0.15 | 0.1 | 1 | 7.2 | 540 |