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ELECTROLYTIC DISINFECTANT.
Condition and Working of Plant. Quantity Manufactured
during Year 1908. Cost of Material, Electricity and
Labour during Year 1908. Total Quantity Manufactured
since Installation of Plant. Cost for Electricity and
Material. Condition of Electrodes. Stability. A Recent
Bacteriological Report.
Condition and Working of Plant.
The plant has now been installed for a period of three years, and is
still in good working order, producing 185 gallons of fluid in 8 hours, at
an average strength of 4.5 to 5.0 grammes of chlorine per litre.
A very large number of improvements have been made since the
plant was first installed.
The cost of repairs, renewals, and improvements for the working of
the whole concern has been under £45 during the year 1908.
For the past three years the Public Health Department has used no
other disinfectant.
Quantity Manufactured during Year 1908.
During the year 1908, 28,280 gallons of the electrolytic fluid have
been manufactured and have been distributed as follows:—
1. Violet Road Depot 6,156½ gallons.
2. Bickmore Street Depot 3,253 „
3. Old Ford Road Depot 2,058½ ,,
4. Ford Road Depot 1,225 „
5. Millwall Depot 999½ „
6. Public Health Offices 21 ,,
7. Poplar Baths 267 ,,
8. Bow Baths 69 „
9. Poplar Town Hall 28½ ,,