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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

Lambeth 1963

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

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Table: Average Results of Chemical ExaminationMilligrammes per litre (unless otherwise stated)

Average Results of Chemical ExaminationMilligrammes per litre (unless otherwise stated)

Description of the SampleNo. of SamplesAmmoniacal NitrogenAlbuminoid NitrogenNitrate NitrogenChlorides as Cl.Oxygen abs. from KMno4 4 hrs. at 27 c.
Honor Oak Well10.0650.022-16Nil
Thames-derived South of River1560.200.0793.8321.18
Description of the SampleTurbity unitsColour (Burgess) scaleHardness (total)Hardness (noncarbonate)pH valuePhosphate as PO4Silicate as Si02
Honor Oak Well2.410292287.3
Thames-derived South of River0.310266667.81.311
Description of the SampleSulphate as SO4Magnesium as MgNatural Fluoride as FSurface-active material as Manoxol OTSodium as NaPotassium as KElectrical Conductivits (micromhos)
Honor Oak Well11.03.2510
Thames-derived South of River6250.250.08550