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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

Hanover Square 1886

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]

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Table: Table VII.Showing the results of the Analyses of the Water supplied by the Grand Junction and Chelsea Water Companies.

Table VII.

Showing the results of the Analyses of the Water supplied by the Grand Junction and Chelsea Water Companies.

MONTH.Parts per 100,000.Parts per 100 Millions.
Total Solid Residue.Chlorine =Common Salt.Saline Ammonia.Organic Ammonia.
Grand Junction Company's Water.April 188532.01.83.01.66.6
May „28.01.88.03.28.0
June „27.01.83.01.313.2
July „25.01.83.01.48.4
August „22.01.83.01.37.8
September „28.01.83.01.411.8
October „33.01.83.00.812.8
November „39.21.62.62.214.2
December „37.01.83.00.812.6
January 1886 „32.41.62.62.816.4
February „22.01.82.62.415.8
March „34.01.62.62.114.0
Average29.91.73.91.811.8
Chelsea Company's Water.April 188530.02.03.83.414.6
May25.01.83.02.210.6
June „24.01.83.02.119.0
July „24.01.83.02.212.2
August „27.01.83.01.37.6
September „29.01.88.02.211.0
October „26.01.62.61.311.2
November „26.01.62.62.217.6
December ,,34.01.83.00.815.0
January 1886 „34.81.62.64.217.0
February „18.01.62.62.415.4
March „41.81.83.02.415.6
Average28.31.72.92.213.9

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Table VII. shows the result of my analyses of the water
supplied to the Parish by the two Companies during each of
the twelve months. In both cases the average quality was
inferior to that of the preceding year.
By direction of the Committee of Works I prepared
a Code of Regulations for the management of the Public