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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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UNDERGROUND WATER SUPPLIES
| No. | Situation and Owners. | Depth of Well —Position. | Use. | Condition of Water | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | South Eastern Gas Board, Ordnance Wharf, Tunnel Ave, S.E.10. | Disused. | - | Closed type well, sealed up. Disused since 1936 because of high salt content. | |
| 23 | London Transport Executive, Old Woolwich Road, S.E.10. | - | Disused. | - | Enclosed type, pump left sealed. Protected from pollution. |
| 24 25 | London Electricity Board Power House, S.E.10. | 2 Wells 300 ft. deep. | Sealed. | Yielded brackish and polluted water in 1935. | Not used since March 1947. Wells plugged with concrete and back filled. |
| 26 | London Electricity Board Stowage Wharf, Deptford, S.E.8. | Do. | - | Concreted over. | |
| 27 | Do. | Do. | — | Concreted over. | |
| 28 | Do. | Do. | — | Capped iron and concrete. | |
| 29 | Do. | Do. | — | Concreted over. | |
| 30 31 | Carbide Stores Ltd.. 1 & 2, Kirkland Place, S.E.10. | 2 Wells 184 ft. deep. | Do. | (Water said to have been salt). | Both concreted over. |
| 32 | Molassine Co., Riverway, S.E.10. | 170 ft. deep. | Do. | — | Concreted over. |
| 33 | Formerly Beehive Brewery, Church Street, S.E.10. | 276 ft. deep. | Abandoned. | — | Site not traced. |
| 34 | Flamsteed's Well. Royal Observatory, S.E.10. | In garden of Astronomer- Royal. | Do. | — | Do. |
| 35 | Formerly Mr. Hills, Eastney Street, S.E.10 | 159 ft. deep. | Do. | — | Do. |
| 36 | House adjoining, "Sunin-the-Sands," Shooter's Hill Road, S.E.3. | 139 ft. deep. | Do. | - | Do. |
| 37 38 39 40 | J. B. Orr, Ltd., Riverside, S.E.10. | Four borings. | Do. | Water extremely hard, brackish when last analysed. | Do. |
| 41 | J Formerly Royal Hospital Brewery, King William Walk, S.E.10. | 305 ft. deep. | Do. | — | Exact site not traced, but concreted in under roadway. |
As far as this Borough is concerned the two wells providing
drinking water are properly supervised and have shown no sign of
deterioration.