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London County Council 1900

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

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Table 1. • Particulars ok the Bacteria Beds.

No.Name of town or district.Nature of installation.Number of beds.Distinctive number or name of each bed.Average or working area of the beds.Measurement of the beds.Depth of the beds.Material and size of the material of which the beds are composed.Thickness of each layer of material, arranged in their order in the beds, from the top downwards.Method of under-draining the beds.Actual or estimated cost of making the beds.Actual or estimated cost per acre of making the beds.Cost of treating sewage per million gallons.
At top. Feet.At bottom. Feet.
P.—Permanent. T.—Temporary.Square feet.Feet.
26LeedsNo. 1 coarse bed5,58090 x 6588 x 635Coke, 3 inch and larger mesh...3 inch agricultural drain pipes, surrounded by large coke£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
2 fine bed5,580100 x 6199 x 516Coke, 3/16 inch to 1½ inch mesh...,,
3 coarse bed5,445......3Clinker, ½ inch to 1 inch mesh...Partly drained by 3 inch pipes and coarse clinker
4 fine bed5,445......3Clinker, 3/16 inch to ½ inch mesh...„ „
5 coarse bed5,445......3Clinker, 1 inch to 2 inch mesh...„ „
6 fine bed5,445......3Clinker, 3/16 inch to ½ inch mesh...„ „
7 fine bed8,100......3.5Clinker, 5/8 inch to 1 inch mesh...Not drained
8 fine bed4,320......3.5Clinker, 5/8 inch to 1 inch mesh...3 inch agricultural drain pipes
Whittaker No. 1.........10Clinker, 1 inch to 3 inch mesh...9 inch drain pipe in concrete
„ 2.........9.5Coke above 1½ inch mesh18 inch half-round drain pipes on concrete
,, 2 ,, ,,1 foot
1 continuous15312 x 12 (about)...3.6Coke, coarsest available
2 „,,...2.6Coke, 1 inch to 1½ inch meshAfterwards" 1½ inch & upwards9 inch drain pipes
3 „JJ,,...2.6Coke, about 5/8 inch mesh
Ducat4356......10Clinker, 3/8 inch to 5/8 inch mesh