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Port of London 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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The scheme provided for the treatment of the sewage by means of filter
beds, and the discharge of an apparently pure effluent into the Thames.
The Committee urged that the effluent to be discharged should be of
such a standard of parity as would be approved by the Local Government
Board, and that the Port Sanitary Authority should have the power of taking
samples of such effiuent, with the view to ensuring that the standard of purity
was maintained.
In view of the fact stated in my last Annual Report, that the purification of the Thames largely depends upon the amount of water coming over Teddington Weir, I append the figures showing the rainfall during the two years ending 31st December last, for the London District:—
| 1907. | Quarter. | Difference from average. | 1908. | Quarter. | Difference from average. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.09 | 3.27 | 1.67 | 5.40 | ||
| February | 1.27 | — 2.01 | 1.42 | + 0.37 | ||
| March | 0.91 | • | 2.31 | |||
| April | 3.14 | 7.26 | 2.28 | 5.67 | ||
| May | 1.47 | + 1.61 | 1.63 | 0.0 | ||
| June | 2.65 | 1.76 | ||||
| July | 0.97 | 3.51 | 3.28 | 7.48 | ||
| August | 1.92 | — 2.91 | 2.87 | + 0.5 | ||
| September | 0.62 | 1.33 | ||||
| October | 3.25 | 8.21 | 1.97 | 4.61 | ||
| November | 2.23 | + 1.58 | 0.73 | — 2.4 | ||
| December | 2.73 | 1.91 | ||||
| Total fall | ... | 22.25 | 23.16 | |||