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Water Supply.
So much has been said and written upon this subject,
and I have, from time to time, reported upon various
circumstances connected therewith, that I will now
only summarize the analytical Reports referring to
the East London Company's water, published by the
Registrar General, as follows : —
1870, April
Good, and compared favourably with the other
river waters supplying the Metropolis.
„ May..
Contained brownish particles and living organ-ism,
other Metropolitan waters clear and
transparent.
„ June Good.
„ July bad, the same as in May.
„ Aug Ditto ditto
„ Sept
Good, exceptionally free from sewage contamination,
as compared with the other
river waters.
„ Oct Ditto ditto
„ Nov Ditto ditto
1871, Jan
Bad, in comparison with other waters, contained
living organisms.
„ Feb... ...Good.
„ March
Turbid, and contained living organisms early
in the month; was subsequently better
and transparent.
With the purest possible water the present system
of storage which generally prevails, renders it continually
liable to contamination, and to become a source of
danger to health. Cisterns containing the water for
drinking and other domestic purposes are placed in
direct communication with the sewers through the
medium of the water-closets, the water in the cistern
may thus become aerated by the absorption of sewer