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that of the Coroner's Officer. In one of the latter cases
the cause of death was said to be " Congestion of the
stomach."
WATER SUPPLY.
During the year there were 28 complaints of a
deficient supply, against 31 in 1879. This is in the
proportion of one complaint to about 400 houses, but
some of the complaints referred to several houses.
The quality of the water was generally good. It
approached uniform clearness having been found slightly
turbid on one occasion only.
The average number of houses supplied by the
Southwark and Vauxhall Company during the year was
90,535 and the average daily supply was 23,985,826
gallons, of which it is estimated that 19,668,377 gallons
were used for domestic purposes, or 217 gallons to each
house and 30 gallons to each person.
Dr. Frankland continues to extol the virtues of the
water from the deep chalk wells and and to describe the
river water as grossly polluted. The maximum amount
of organic impurity occurred in October and amounted
to less than one-third of a grain per gallon. This was
after the summer diarrhœa had subsided.
Drs. Odling and Tidy, are equally eminent as
chemists, and have the additional advantages of being
highly qualified medical men and experienced as