[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough] page 49

Greenwich 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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No.	Situation and Owners.	Depth of Well —Position.	Use.	Condition of Water.	Remarks.
11	Thos. Borthwick & Sons, Ltd., Borthwicks Wharf, Butcher Row, S.E.8.	300 ft. deep 40 yds. from river. Water drawn at 300 ft.	Industrial	Extremely hard water and very salt. Chemically : no evidence of recent pollution. Bacterio-logically : evidence of a slight degree of pollution, but sample taken from pump discharge tank.	Completely enclosed well, protected from pollution. Used only for industrial purposes.
12	J. Lovibond & Sons, Ltd., Greenwich Brewery, Greenwich High Road, S.E.10.	Shallow well, 36 ft. deep, 300 yds. from river. Water drawn at 30 ft.	Do.	Very hard water with high salt content. No evidence of recent pollution.	Enclosed type, adequately protected from pollution.
13	Tunnel Glucose Refiner-eries, Ltd., Thames Bank House, Tunnel Avenue, S.E.10.	No. 1 Well— 50 ft. deep 100 yds .from river. Water drawn at 25 ft.	Do.	These two samples of water are extremely hard, and contain excessive amounts of dissolved solids and chlorides. They also contain a good deal of iron which is gradually precipitated on exposure to the atmosphere, forming heavy rust-coloured deposits. Quite unfit for domestic purposes, but no evidence of recent pollution.	Open type well, is covered by shed and protected from surface water. Water used for cooling purposes only. Heavy iron deposit.
14	Do.	No. 2 Well— 30 ft. deep 100 yds. from river. Water drawn at 26 ft.	Do.		Closed type well, protected from sin-face pollution. Water used for cooling purposes only. Heavy iron deposit.
16	R.A.F., No. 1 M.U., Kidbrooke, S.E.3.	30 ft. deep 2,000 yds from river. Water drawn at 25 ft.	Industrial.	Chemically : very hard and heavy in iron. Bacteriologic-ally: heavy contamination (B. Coli in 1 cc.). This is probably from nearby disused and open well (See No. 20).	Used only for reserve fire-fighting supply. Metal shaft capped with iron cover screw-ed down.
16	Delta Metal Co., Ltd., Greiga Wharf, Tunnel Avenue, S.E.10.	Greigs Well 20 yds. from river.	Disused.	Sample taken from resting water alongside pump bore. Bacterio-logically : evidence of a slight degree of pollution.	Disused for a long period; may be brought back into commission; meanwhile well is protected by manhole cover.
17	South Metropolitan Gas Co., Ordnance Wharf, Tunnel Avenue, S.E.10.	No. 1 Well— 322 ft. deep 90 yds. from river.	Do.	Heavily contaminated by tar seepage. Bacteriologically : evidence of pollution, with B. Coli in 1 cc.	Well disused; is situated about 4 yds. from large tar pit.
18	Ministry of Works, Kidbrooke, S.E.3. (Formerly R.A.F. Camp).	No. 1 Well— 30 ft. deep.	Do.	-	Both enclosed type, sealed with screwed on metal cap.
19	Do.	No. 2 Well— 30 ft. deep.	Do.	-	Both enclosed type, sealed with screwed on metal cap.
20	R.A.F., No. 1 M.U., Kidbrooke, S.E.3.	30 ft. deep.		-	Boring unsuccessful and abandoned, shaft left exposed to surface water contamination. To be sealed up.
21	South Metropolitan Gas Co., Ordnance Wharf, Tunnel Ave. S.E.10.	No. 2 Well— 180 ft. deep 120 yds. from river.	Disused.	-	Closed type well, sealed up. Disused since 1936 because of high salt content.