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 Croydon]
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WATER SUPPLY
Sup-ply Authority | Square Miles. | Estimated Population. |
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The waters in supply are of good organic quality and moderately
hard in character. They have no plumbo-solvent characteristics
and the fluoride content averages about one-sixth of a part
per million. All houses are supplied from mains and there are no
standpipes for this purpose. Excluding M. W. B. supplies, 1,811
samples of raw water and 2,713 samples of water going into
supply were tested bacteriologically. For results of consumer
samples of water sent by the Health Department to the Public
.Health Laboratory Service see Appendix page 133.