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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Premises
BATTERSEA BOROUGH COUNCIL
ELECTRICITY STATION, Lombard
Road, S.W.11.
BATTERSEA BOROUGH COUNCIL
PUBLIC BATHS, Latchmere Road,
S.W.ll—
Bore No. 1
Bore No. 2
Bore No. 3
Estate Well
MARK MAYHEW, LTD., 112
Battersea Church Road, S.W.ll.
MORGAN CRUCIBLE CO., LTD.,
Battersea Church Road, S.W.ll.
MEUX'S BREWERY CO., LTD.,
Nine Elms Lane, S.W.8.
Ditto.
GAS LIGHT & COKE CO.. LTD.,
109 Nine Elms Lane, S.W.8—
Bore No. 1
Bore No. 2
Bore No. 3
T. & W. FARMILOE, LTD., 88 Nine
Elms Lane, S.W.8.
RATTERSEA BOROUGH COUNCIL
PUBLIC BATHS, Battersea Park
Road, S.W.8.
Ditto.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY, Stewarts
Lane, Loco. Depot, Silverthorne
Road, S.W.8.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY, Nine Elms
Loco. Depot, S.W.8.
LONDON & PROVINCIAL STEAM
LAUNDRY CO., LTD., 154 Battersea
Park Road, S.W.ll.
CO-OPERATIVE WHOLESALE SOC.,
LTD., Milk Processing Depot,
Silverthorne Road, S.W.8.
PURE WATER CO., LTD., 274/276
Queenstown Road, S.W.8.
140 Battersea Park Road, S.W.ll.
(2 .borings)
GARTON, SONS & CO., LTD.,
Southampton Place, York Road,
S.W.ll.
(2 borings)
PRICE'S PATENT CANDLE CO.,
LTD., Belmont Works, York Road.
S.W.ll.
Formerly ORLANDO JONES & CO.,
York Road, S.W.ll.
(2 borings)
Formerly BEAUFOY'S "PAYS
BAS," WORKS, Hanbury Road,
S.W.ll.
(2 borings)
Geological
Survey
Catalogue
No.
L 16
L 17
and
L 18
L 19
L 20
M 20
M 19
M 21
M 22
M 23
M 23
M 24
M 25
M 28
M 30
M 26
M 27
L 14
L 15
L 13
M 29
Water used for
Boiler feed
Public baths and washhouses,
also domestic
supply to Latchmere
Housing Estate
Wheat washing and
general factory purposes
(not drinking
water)
Processing
Brewing
Disused and sealed See
Processing
Processing
Public baths and washhouses
Disused. See heading 2
Locomotive washing and
boiler feed
Locomotive washing and
boiler feed
Boiler feed
General dairy purposes,
also drinking water
Disused, but bore still open.
Disused, but bore still open.
Disused and sealed. See
Disused and sealed. See
No information available
No information available
Rest-level of
water (O.D.
Liverpool)
Between
—205 and
—235
—280
—272
—243
—314
Not known
—310
—131
heading 3 in
—125
—140
—140
—240
—121
in the report
Not supplied
Not supplied
—138
(in 1937)
Not supplied
See heading
See heading
heading 3 in
heading 3 in
See heading 4
See heading 4
Routine Tests by
Well Owners.
(???) Chemical
(???)Occasionally
(???)None
(???)None
(???)None
(???)None
(???)None
(???)Occasionally
(???)Irregularly
(???)Daily
(???)Occasionally
(???)Quarterly
(???)Monthly
(???)
(???)
(???)
(???)
(???)
(???)
Bacteriological
None
Fortnightly
sample from
storage tank
into which all
wells deliver
None
None
Irregularly
Irregularly
Irregularly
None
None
None
None
Monthly
Sample taken
by Council
11/11/47
20/10/47
20/10/47
20/10/47
20/10/47
5/11/47
5/11/47
1/11/47
19/11/47
12/11/47
11/11/47
28/10/47
29/10/47
18/11/47
18/11/47
29/10/47
28/10/47
Analyst's Report
Satisfactory.
Slight contamination owing to
bore being out of use.
Satisfactory.
Satisfactory.
As for bore No. 1.
Satisfactory.
Satisfactory.
Contains tidal water. Slight contamination
probably due to imperfect
filtration of river waterShould
be kept under observation.
Satisfactory, but tidal water gain
ing access to wells.
Satisfactory, but tidal water gain
ing access to well.
Satisfactory, but tidal water gain
ing access to well.
Satisfactory.
Satisfactory, but tidal water gain
ing access to well.
Satisfactory.
Satisfactory.
Remarks.
—
Bore little used owing to
low yield.
—
—
As for bore No. 1.
Quarterly bacteriological reports
submitted by well
owners to Council.