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 Bromley]
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BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS—YEARLY AVERAGES, 1970 OF WATER SUPPLIED TO THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY
Source of supply | BEFORE TREATMENT | AFTER TREATMENT | ||||||||||
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Number of samples | Agar plate count per ml. | Coliform count | Escherichia coli count | Number of samples | Agar plate count per ml. | Coliform count | E. coli count | |||||
20-24 hours at 37°C. | 3 days at 22°C. | Per cent. samples negative in 100 ml. | Count per 100 ml. | Per cent. samples negative in 100 ml. | Count per 100 ml. | 20-24 hours at 37°C. | 3 days at 22°C. | Per cent. samples negative in 100 ml. | Per cent. samples negative in 100 ml. | |||
River Thames-Derived | 8,259 | 31.9 | - | 37.91 | 17.3 | 53.58 | 4.7 | 3,710 | 8.0 | 99.92 | 99.97 | |
Merton Abbey | 8 | 0.1 | 3 | 100.0 | — | 100.0 | — | 8 | 0.0 | 3 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Eynsford Well | 175 | 0.0 | 7 | 99.43 | — | 100.0 | - | 252 | 0.1 | 8 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Eynsford Borehole | 195 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | — | 100.0 | - | |||||
Horton Kirby No. 1 | 138 | 0.1 | 68 | 97.83 | — | 100.0 | - | 253 | 0.0 | 5 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Horton Kirby No. 2 | 193 | 0.0 | 15 | 99.48 | — | 99.48 | - | |||||
Jewels Wood | 89 | 0.1 | 18 | 98.88 | — | 100.0 | - | 90 | 3.5 | 14 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Lullingstone No. 1 | 135 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 | — | 100.0 | - | 253 | 0.0 | 21 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Lullingstone No. 2 | 177 | 0.0 | 3 | 100.0 | — | 100.0 | - | |||||
North Orpington No. 1 | 187 | 1.9 | 26 | 10.70 | 26.5 | 24.60 | 7.7 | 250 | 1.3 | 7 | 99.60 | 99.60 |
North Orpington No. 2 | 194 | 14.2 | 23 | 16.49 | 13.5 | 34.54 | 4.1 | |||||
Orpington | 247 | 0.1 | 7 | 99.19 | — | 99.60 | - | 252 | 0.0 | 8 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Shortlands No. 1 | 188 | 0.1 | 12 | 98.46 | — | 99.47 | - | 252 | 0.0 | 3 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Shortlands No. 2 | 145 | 0.0 | 3 | 99.31 | — | 100.0 | - | |||||
Shortlands No. 3 | 142 | 0.1 | 110 | 99.30 | 100.0 | - | ||||||
Sundridge No. 1 | 108 | 0.0 | 7 | 98.15 | 0.1 | 100.0 | - | 252 | 0.0 | 91 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Sundridge No. 2 | 153 | 0.0 | 7 | 99.35 | _ | 100.0 | - | |||||
Sundridge No. 3 | 209 | 0.0 | 15 | 99.04 | — | 100.0 | - | |||||
Sundridge No. 4 | 184 | 0.6 | 31 | 98.91 | 0.4 | 100.0 | - | |||||
West Wickham | 73 | 0.4 | 127 | 97.26 | 0.1 | 100.0 | - | 74 | 0.0 | 626 | 100.0 | 100.0 |