Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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no. | Name of town or district. | Name or number of tank. | Dates between which the tank was in use. | Length of time during which the tank was used. | Rate of flow of sewage through the tank. | Quantity of sewage passed into the tank. | Quantity of sludge left in the tank. | Percentage of moisture in the sludge left in the tank. | Percentage reduction in the amount of sludge effected by septic action. |
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Weeks. | Gallons per day. | Gallons. | Tons. | ||||||
10 | Burnley— Duck pits (septic tanks) and Wood-end works (beds) | 17 weeks | |||||||
Altham works (septic tanks and beds) |