Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Milligrames per litre (unless otherwise stated)
Description of the Sample | Number of Samples | Ammoniacal Nitrogen | Albuminoid Nitrogen | Nitrate Nitrogen | Oxygen abs. from KMn04 4 hrs at 27° C. | Hardness (total) CaCO3 | Hardness (non-carbonate) CaCO3 | Magnesium as Mg | Sodium as Na | Potassium as K | Chloride as Cl | Phosphate as P04 | Silicate as Si02 | Sulphate as S04 | Natural Fluoride as F | Surface-active material as Manoxol OT | Turbidity units | Colour (Burgess units) | pH value | Electrical Conductivity (micromhos) |
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Hampton | 52 | 0.29 | 0.088 | 4.1 | 1.27 | 286 | 76 | 5 | 24.2 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 8 | 62 | 0.20 | 0.01 | 0.1 | 15 | 7.8 | 570 |
Surbiton | 52 | 0.020 | 0.087 | 4.3 | 1.14 | 272 | 76 | 5 | 24.2 | 5.0 | 34 | 1.9 | 8 | 62 | 0.20 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 12 | 7.8 | 560 |
Deptford | 4 | 0.013 | 0.040 | 5.9 | 0.20 | 389 | 126 | 9 | 43 | 16 | 122 | 0.1 | 3 | 7.0 | 740 | |||||
Wilmington | 4 | 0.008 | 0.049 | 7.5 | 0.35 | 303 | 67 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 30 | 0.1 | 2 | 7.1 | 570 | |||||
Darenth | 4 | 0.012 | 0.041 | 4.6 | 0.11 | 273 | 42 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 24 | 0.2 | 1 | 7.1 | 510 | |||||
Bexley | 4 | 0.005 | 0.038 | 4.9 | 0.13 | 323 | 69 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 58 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.1 | 580 | |||||
Wansunt | 6 | 0.024 | 0.036 | 6.3 | 0.16 | 340 | 96 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 74 | 0.2 | 2 | 7.1 | 650 | |||||
(a) Crayford No. 1 | 2 | 0.011 | 0.051 | 9.0 | 0.58 | 448 | 173 | 6 | 37 | 18 | 184 | 0.5 | 3 | 6.9 | 830 | |||||
(b) „ No. 2 | 4 | 0.013 | 0.028 | 6.8 | 0.34 | 347 | 96 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 68 | 0.4 | 3 | 7.1 | 660 | |||||
(c) „ No. 3 | 3 | 0.015 | 0.034 | 6.6 | 0.43 | 368 | 131 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 134 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.0 | 700 |