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Hanover Square 1887

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

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Table: T able VIIIShowing the results of the Analyses of the Water supplied by the Grand Junction and Chelsea Water Companies.

T able VIII

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

Month.Tarts per 100,000.Tarts per 100 Millions.
Total Solid Residue.Chlorine =Common Salt.Saline Ammonia.Organic Ammonia.
Grand Junction Company's Water.April188631.21.83.02.413.0
May,,30.01.83.03.623.0
June,,31.21.83.02.413.4
July,,29.01.83.02 .212.4
August,,25.01.83.01.47.8
September,,24 01.83.02.211.8
October,,33 21.83.02.213.2
November,,3201.83.02.215.6
December,,33.01.83.02.416.0
January188731.01.83.00.814.4
February,,38.01.83.02.29.2
March,,36.01.83.03.611.2
Average31.11.83.02.313.5
Chelsea Company's Water.April188628.01.83.02.411.2
May,,31.01.62.61.415.4
June,,30.01.83.00.814.0
July,,30.01.83.01.38.6
August,,28.01.83.02.26.8
September,,31.01.8302.29.8
October,,28.01.83.04.810.6
November,,32.01.83 01.413.6
December,,35.01.83 01.412.2
January188737.01.83.02.213.2
February,,34.01.83.02.210.4
March,,34.01.83.04.011.6
Average31.51.83.02.211.4

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Table VIII shows the results of the 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.
For the information of the Parishioners, I may mention
that a hospital carriage for removing persons suffering from
infectious diseases is kept at the Workhouse in Wallis's
Yard, Buckingham Palace Road, and that the Ambulance