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 Hammersmith.
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METROPOLITAN WATER BOARD - WATER EXAMINATION DEPARTMENT
AVERAGE RESULTS OF THE CHEMICAL EXAMINATION OF WATER SUPPLIED TO LONDON BOROUGH OF
HAMMERSMITH DURING 1972.
Milligrammes per litre (unless otherwise stated)
Description of the Sample | Number of Samples | Ammoniacal Nitrogen | Albuminoid Nitrogen | Nitrate Nitrogen | Oxygen abs. from KMn04 4 hrs at 27° C | BOD 5 days at 20°C | Hardness (total) CaC03 | Hardness non carbonate CaC03 | Magnesium as Mg | Sodium as Na | Potassium as K | Chloride as CI | Phosphate as P04 | Silicate as SiO2 | Sulphate as SO4 | Natural Fluoride as F | Surface-active material as Man-oxol OT | Turbidity units | Colour (Burgess units) | pH value | Elec trical Conductivity (micromhos) | |
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(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18) | (19) | (20) | (21) | (22) | (23) |
River Thames-derived | 364 | 0.031 | 0.069 | 6.9 | 1.06 | - | 274 | 82 | 5.0 | 24.5 | 5.5 | 35 | 2.8 | 10 | 58 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.1 | 13 | 7.9 | 570 |
METROPOLITAN WATER BOARD — Water Examination Department.
BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS - YEARLY AVERAGES, 1972. WATER SUPPLIED TO THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH.
Source of supply | BEFORETREATMENT | AFTER TREATMENT | ||||||||||
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Agar plate count per ml. | Coliform count | Escherichia coli count | Agar plate count per ml. | Coliform count | E. coli count | |||||||
Number of samples | 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. | Number of samples | 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 | 8087 | 42.3 | 41.94 | 10.2 | 56.76 | 4.0 | 3891 | 10.0 | 99.85 | 99.97 |
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