London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | London Passenger Transport Board, Old Woolwich Road, S.E.10. | - | Disused. | - | Enclosed type, pump left sealed. Protected from pollution. |
| 23 | South Metropolitan | 2 Wells | Sealed. | Yielded brackish and polluted | Not used since March |
| 24 | Electric Light & Power Co., Ltd., Power House, S.E.10. | 300 ft. deep | water in 1935. | 1947. Wells plugged with concrete and back 611ed. | |
| 25 | London Power Co., Ltd., Stowage Wharf, Deptford. | Do. | — | Concreted over. | |
| 26 | Do. | Do. | — | Concreted over. | |
| 27 | Do. | Do. | — | Capped iron and concrete. | |
| 28 | Do. | Do. | - | Concreted over. | |
| 29 | Carbide Stores Ltd., | 2 Wells | Do. | (Water said to have been salt). | Both concreted over. |
| 30 | 1 & 2, Kirkland Place, S.E.10. | 184 ft. deep. | |||
| 31 | Molassine Co., Riverway, S.E.10. | 170 ft. deep. | Do. | — | Concreted over. |