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London County Council 1900

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

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Table VII.— Treatment of Crude Sewage in a Settling-tank and in Coke-beds at the Southern Outfall Works. Record of the Number of Times the Coke-beds were Filled per Day, and of the Capacity of the Beds. (Series III.)

Date.Number of fillings per day.Capacity of beds.Date.Number of fillings per day.Capacity of beds.
Bed No. 1.Bed No. 2.Bed No. 1.Bed No. 2.Bed No. 1.Bed No. 2.Bed No. 1.Bed No. 2.
Gallons.Percentage of empty tank.Gallons.Percentage of empty tank.Gallons.Percentage of empty tank.Gallons.Percentage of empty tank.
(Capacity of empty tank at a depth of 6 feet)9,0009,000
(Estimated original capacity)4,500504,50050
1900.1901.
Oct. 8(Bed resting from July 28, 1900)2,90032.2July 1144
„ 1233
Nov. 1 to 344„ 1311
„ 5442,75030.6„ 1522
„ 6 to 2244„ 1633
,, 26 to Dec. 544„ 1722
Dec. 6442,55028.4„ 1844
„ 7 to 2244„ 1933
1901.„ 2233
Dec. 27 to Jan. 844" 23,2422
Jan. 9442,13023.72,15023.9„ 2533
„ 1044„ 2644
„ 14 to 19continuous4„ 2711
„ 29 to Aug. 233
„ 2142,10023.3Aug. 1222
March 72,60028.9„ 1323
April 1522„ 1432
„ 1611„ 1544
„ 1722„ 1633
„ 1833„ 1911
„ 1922„ 2022
„ 2011„ 21332,20024.4
„ 2233„ 2233
„ 2322„ 2344
„ 24 and 2533„ 2411
„ 2644,, 26 to 3033
„ 2922Sept. 2 to 433
„ 3033„ 5, 622
May 1332,47527.5„ 9 to 1122
,, 2 and 322„ 1311
„ 6, 722„ 1622
„ 833„ 1744
„ 9,1044„ 1822
„ 1111„ 19,2033
„ 1322„ 2111
„ 14, 1543„ 2322
„ 1633„ 2444
„ 1744„ 2522
„ 20 to 2333„ 2611
„ 2422„ 2722
„ 29 to 3122„ 3022
June 3 to 622Oct. l to 433
„ 711„ 52,17524.2
„ 1011
„ 1122
„ 12222,30025.5
„ 1333
„ 1422
„ 17 to 2122
„ 2211
„ 24 to 2833
„ 2911
July 133
„ 2,344
„ 4,533
„ 611
„ 8 to 1033