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Out-put.
Electrolytic disinfecting fluid manufactured from February, 1906, to
31st January, 1908, a period of two years, 32,586 gallons of an average
strength of 4.5 to 5.0 grammes of chlorine per litre (4.5 to 5.0 per 1000):
Gallons.
Supplied at a charge of 1d. per gallon to
Works Department (for watering roads,
flushing gullies, sewer manholes and
market places) 13,656
*Supplied and delivered gratis to Guardians'
Institutions, October, 1906, to 31st
January, 1908 1,380
†Supplied and delivered gratis to Managers
of Sick Asylums 642
Distributed to public from the Council's four
Depots, including fluid supplied to Poplar
and Bow Baths 16,908
Total 32,586
Cost of Manufacturing.
Cost of Electricity and materials in the manufacture of the 32,586
gallons of disinfecting fluid from February, 1906, to 31st January, 1908, (a
period of two years:—
£ s. d.
Electricity, 4,888 units at l½d. per unit 30 11 0
Salt, at 24s., 26s. and 32s. per ton 9 4 0
Chloride of Magnesium, at £3 17s. 6d. and
£4 10s. per ton 14 9 6
Caustic Soda, 7s. 2d. per 481bs. 7 2 8
Water 1 13 0
£63 0 2
*The Workhouse, Forest Gate Branch Workhouse, Guardians' Offices, Langley
House, Bow Relief Offices, Casual Wards, Farm Colony, Laindon, and when required,
Hutton Schools. Forest Gate Schools were also supplied.
†Devons Road and Blackwall Sick Asylums.