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Hanover Square 1890

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

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Table VIII
Showing the results of Mr. Cassal's Analyses of the Water supplied by the Grand Junction and Chelsea Water
Companies, from April, 1889, to March, 1890.
Grand Junction Cow's Water.
Date of Collection
April 24.
May 23.
June 27.
July 20.
August 22.
Sept. 26.
Oct. 18.
Nov. 21.
Dec. 20.
Jan. 23.
Feb. 17.
March 24.
Average.
Parts
per
100
Thous.
Total Solid Matters
36
29.2
25.2
29
20
26
32
36.8
34
38
36
34
31.8
a. Volatile
14
9.2
9.2
12
10
14
16
12.8
18
10
14
14
13.2
b. Fixed
22
20.0
16.0
17
16
12
16
24.0
16
22
22
20
18.6
Chlorine
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
Equivalent to Common Salt
2.96
2.96
2.96
2.96
2.96
2.96
2.96
2.96
2.96
2.96
2.96
2 96
2.96
Nitrogen as Nitrates
0.233
0.20
0.107
0.117
0.145
0.108
0.09
0.155
0.23
0.20
0.175
0.155
0.159
Saline Ammonia
2.2
2.2
1.4
2.2
08
2.2
1.6
2.2
1.4
2.2
1.4
1 6
1.8
Parts
Per
100
Mill.
Organic Ammonia
10.6
14.6
15.2
12.0
8.6
104
9.4
16.0
10.8
15.2
14.2
121
12.4
Chelsea Company's Water.
Total Solid Matters
32
32
20
26
23
32
30
32
32
38
36
42
31.2
Parts
per
100
Thous.
a. Volatile
12
18
12
9
11
12
14
16
12
16
16
16
13.6
b. Fixed
20
14
8
17
12
20
16
16
20
22
20
26
17.6
Chlorine
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
Equivalent to Common Salt
2.96
2 96
2.96
2.96
2.96
2.96
2.96
2.96
2.96
2.96
2.96
2.96
2.96
Nitrogen as Nitrates
0.14
0.20
0.093
0.117
0.116
0.2
0.16
0.155
0.164
0.20
0.162
0.155
0.155
Saline Ammonia
1.34
2.2
0.8
1.4
0.8
2.2
1.6
2.2
1.8
2.2
1.4
1.6
1.6
Parts
Per
100
Mill.
Organic Ammonia
1.24
12.8
13.4
9.6
8.8
9.6
8.6
13.2
12.0
14.4
14.0
11.2
11.7