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London County Council 1899

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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2.—CROSSNESS RESULTS.

Table 8.—Details of the Analytical Results obtained from the Crude Sewage and the Effluent

from the Bacterial Beds.

Date.Crude sewage.Coke-bed effluent.
Number of fillings per day.Oxygen absorbed from permanganate in four hours by the dissolved putrescible matter.Nitrogen asOxygen absorbed from permanganate in four hours by the dissolved putrescible matter.Nitrogen as
Nitrite.Nitrate.Nitrite.Nitrate.
1899.
Feb. 27One3.039NilNil1.6140.014Trace
28„4.300„„2.500Trace„
Mar. 1„2.600„„1.500NilNil
2„3.418„„1.8270.0070.030
3„4.620„„2.815TraceNil
4„2.942„„1.629Nil„
6„3.511„„2.0210.014Trace
7„2.7660.021„1.9150.070„
8„2.872Trace„0.9580.0840.052
10„3.191Nil„1.489Nil0.095
11„3.085„Trace1.4890.0210.040
13„3.7370.014Nil1.2120.0210.110
14„2.525NilTrace0.999Trace0.037
15„2.632„Nil0.947NilTrace
16„3.263„„1.158„0.077
17„2.947„„1.1580.021Trace
18”3.158„1.3700.0350.136
20„2.604„„10420.070Trace
21„4.271„„1.5620.0140143
22„6.459Trace„3.1250.0210.083
23„3.2630.007„1.3690.0140.071
24„4.062Nil„1.7700.0070.128
26„2.917„„1.0420.0210.114
27Two3.036Trace„1.518Nil0.142
28„3.482Nil„1.8750.021Nil
29„2.679„„1.4290.0070.109
April 4„3.100„„1.4000.042Trace
5„2.000„„1.2000.0140.123
6„3.200Trace„1.800Nil0.038
7„2.8000.0280.0111.4000.0070.080
8One2.700NilNil1.5000.0140.078
10Two3.7250.014„1.9610.0070.056
11„3.039Nil„1.4700.0140.213
12„4.314Trace„2.5680.0700.044
13„2.4510.007Trace1.372Nil0.081
14„3.921NilNil2.4510.0140.060
15One3.1370.021„1.8620.0140.138
17„4.301Nil„2.6800.0280.136
18Two3.8240.007Trace2.6800.0140.054
19„2.574TraceNil1.4530.0420.285
20„5.247Nil„3.014NilTrace
21„4.444„„2.5250.0140.184
22One4.6460.021„3.0300.0070.253
24Two3.8780.028Trace2.2450.0140.210
25„2.653TraceNil1.617TraceTrace
26„2.842Nil„1.789Nil0.322
27„2.857„Trace1.6670.0210.148
28„4.7420.0070.0342.7550.0560.180
29One3.5420.007Nil2.3710.042Trace
May 1Two2.8460.014„1.579Trace0.170
2„2.340Nil„1.4740.0700.094
3„3.298„„1.9590.0210.208
4„4.480„„2.660Nil0.045
5One3.830Trace„2.3400.0070.241
6„3.3000.007Trace1.8000.014Trace
8Two4.216Nil„2.451Nil0.180
9„3.301„Nil1.863Trace0.094
10„2.277„„1.0780.0560.231
11„2.784„„1.4430.070Trace
12One3.299„„1.7350.014Nil
13„2.143„„1.2370.0280.113
15Two3.535„„1.9190.023Nil
16„4.124„„2.755Trace„
17„2.300„„1.4000.0070.204
18„3.8000.035„2.0000.0980.046
19„1.700Nil„0.8000.0210.133
24„4.255„„2.5530.0420.320
25„3.298„„1.7020.0700.055
26„2.826„„1.2770.0700.121
27One2.766„„1.5960.0840.219
29Two2.6320.014„1.5790.0350.147