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 Hammersmith Borough]
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B.20
Source of supply | Before Treatment | After Treatment | ||||||||||
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Number of samples | Agar plate count per ml. | Coliform count | Escherichia coli count | Agar plate count per ml. | Coliform count | E. coli count | ||||||
20-24 hours at 37°C. | 3 days at 22°C. | Per cent. samples negative in 100 ml. | Count per 100 ml. | Per cent. samples negative in 100 ml. | Count per 100 ml | Number of samples | 20-24 hours at 37°C. | 3 days at 22°C. | Per cent. samples negative in 100 ml. | Per cent. samples negative in 100 ml. | ||
River Thames-Derived | 8,154 | 53.9 | 40.37 | 12.2 | 54.91 | 5.1 | 3901 | 8.4 | 99.51 | 99.97 | ||