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London County Council 1900

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Table: Table 3.Particulars as to the Capacity of the BacteriaBeds and as to the loss of Capacity during working.

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Table 3.Particulars as to the Capacity of the Bacteria

Beds and as to the loss of Capacity during working.

No.	Name of town or district.	Name or number of bed.	Capacity, when empty, of the tank containing the bed.	Original water capacity of the bed in the tank.			Water capacity of the bed after use.			Number of hours occupied in draining the bed.	Number of days during which the bed had been resting previous to the measurement being made.	Loss of capacity.		Length of time during which the bed was in use.	Number of fillings during the time.
				Date.	Gallons.	Percentage of the empty tank.	Date.	Gallons.	Percentage of the empty tank.			Loss of capacity.
												Gallons.	Percentage of original water capacity of the bed.
			Gallons.
			Gallons.
11	Burslem
12	Bury		A slight decrease in capacity has been noticed; probably due to overwork.
13	Cambridge
14	Carlisle	4	135,000 %	Sept., 1900	54,319	40	Sept,1901	44,642	33	...	7	9,677	17
15	Croydon						Throughout the year the beds are in use for three weeks continuously, and then rest for one week.
16	Darwen		The capacity of our bacteria beds was reduced by 1/3rd.
17	Epsom