[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough] page 208

Greenwich 1965

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

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Table: UNDERGROUND WATER SUPPLIES

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UNDERGROUND WATER SUPPLIES

No.	Situation and Owners.	Depth of Well —Position	Use.	Condition of Water		Remarks.
11	Thos. Borthwick «fe Sons, Ltd.. Borthwick's 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. Bacteriologically: 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 Refineries 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 three 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 surface pollution. Water used for cooling purposes only. Heavy iron deposit.
15	Do.	No. 3 Well— 25 ft. deep 15C yds. from river.	Do.			Do.
16	R.A.P., No. 1 M.U., Kldbrooke, S.E.3.	30 ft. deep 2,000yds. from river. Water drawn at 25 ft.	Do.	Chemically: very hard and heavy in iron Bacteriologically: heavy contamination (B.Coll in 1 cc.). This is probably from nearby disused and open well (See No. 21).		Used only for reserve fire-fighting supply Metal shaft capped with iron cover screwed down.
17	Delta Metal Co. Ltd., Grelgs Wharf Tunnel Avenue S.E.10.	Greigs Well 20 yds. l com river.	Disused.	Sample taken from resting water alongside pump bore. Bacteriologically: 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.
16	South Eastern Gas Board 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.
19	Ministry of Works, Kidbrooke S.E.3. (Formerly R.A.P. Camp.)	No. 1 Well— 30 ft. deep.	Do.			Both enclosed type sealed with screwed on metal cap.
20	Do.	Nc. 2 Well— 30 ft. deep	Do.			Both enclosed type sealed with screwed on metal cap.
21	R.A.P., No 1 M.U., Kldbrooke, S.E.3.	30 ft. deep				Boring unsuccessful and abandoned, shaft left exposed to surface water contamination. To be sealed up.