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 Lewisham Borough]
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BEFORE TREATMENT | AFTER TREATMENT | |||||||||||
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Agar plate count per ml. | Coliform count | Escherichia coli count | Agar plate count per. ml. | Coliform count | E. coli count | |||||||
Source of supply | Number of samples | 20-24 hours at 37°C | 3 days at 22°C. | Percent. 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. | Percent. samples negative in 100 ml. |
All Thames-derived | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,578 | 12.2 | — | 99.75 | 99.97 |
Deptford | 250 | 0.3 | 32 | 97.60 | 0.2 | 98.80 | 254 | 1.6 | 143 | 99.61 | 100.0 | |
Wilmington | 250 | 1.5 | 4 | 98.80 | — | 100.0 | — | 255 | 0.2 | 4 | 99.61 | 100.0 |
Darenth | 247 | 0.0 | 7 | 99.19 | 99.60 | 253 | 0.2 | 1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||
Bexley | 249 | 0.1 | 4 | 96.39 | 0.3 | 97.59 | 0.2 | 265 | 0.0 | 39 | 100.0 | 100.0 |