Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1903 page 101

Hackney 1903

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1903

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Date of Purchase	Letter of Sample.	Where purchased and Vendor.	Source of Watercress.	Bacteriological Report on Sample submitted.
July 2nd	A	Clarence Road, Mr. W., Coster-monger	Spitalfields Markets, from Hampshire	The three samples of watercress have been submitted to a careful bacteriological examination, and a special search has been made for organisms indicative of sewage contamination. The results have been that positive organisms of the colon or intestinal type have been detected and isolated from each of the three samples in question. There can be little doubt that the watercress was sewage polluted.
„	B	Clarence Road, Mr. G., Coster-monger	„
„	G	Clarence Road, Man with Basket	Gomshall, Surrey
Aug.3lst	D	50, Morning Lane		These nine samples have been submitted to bacteriological examination with special reference to the presence of sewage organisms. Oraganisms of the intestinal type were found in every case. All the samples are obviously polluted. At least 50 Bac. Coli were present in every cubic centimeter of sample E.
„	F	Mrs. S., stall in Chatsworth Road	Covent Garden
„	G	Mrs. W., stall in Chatsworth Road	Kingsland Road, from grower named Cole
„	H	Mrs. J., stall in Chatsworth Road	West Ham
„	I	Mrs. D., stall in Well Street	„
„	J	G. F., stall m Well Street	Woman outside Spitalfields Market
Sept.2nd	K	West Ham watercres3 beds	West Ham
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Sept. 8th	M	W. P., Templar Road	Gomshall, Surrey	These samples of watercress have been submitted to a careful bacteriological examination with reference to the presence of sewage organisms. These organisms have been found in each sample, and it is obvious therefore that all these samples of watercress have been contaminated with sewage.
„	N	D. C., itinerant lad with basket	West Ham
„	0	A. P., Well Street	Delivered by man, unknown address
„	P	W. H., Morning Lane	West Ham
„	Q	J. B., Digby Road	Spitalfields Market
„	R	G. B., Arthur Street, S.S.	Crooked Billet Yard, Shoreditch