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London County Council 1900

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Table: Table 3. Particulars as to the Capacity or the Bacteria Beds amd as to the loss of capacity during working

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Table 3. Particulars as to the Capacity or the Bacteria Beds amd 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. Gallons.	Original water capacity of the bed in the tank.			Water capacity of the bed after use.			Number of hours occupied in drain.ng 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.	Numbfr of fillings during the time.
No.	Name of town or district.	Name or number of bed.		Date.	Gallons.	Percentage of the empty tank.	Date.	Gallons.	Percentage of the empty tank.	Number of hours occupied in drain.ng the bed.		Gallons.	Percentage of original water capacity of the bed.	Length of time during which the bed was in use.	Numbfr of fillings during the time.

37	Reigate
38	Rochdale		No loss	of capacity de	tected.				•
39	Salford
40	Sheffield
41	Southport	Coarse and fine	16,875	...	7,500 (each)	44-4
42	Swinton and Pentlebury
43	Wolverhampton
44	Wednesbury	Primary Secondary		...	15,000 35
45	West Bromwich	Single contact	47,250	...	16,666	35.3		9,950	21.1	...	...	6,716	40.2	...	816
		Primary	157,500	...	45,000	28.6		29 455	18.7	...	...	15,545	34.5	12 months	...
		Secondary	135,300	...	45,000	33.3	...	33,337	24.6	...	...	11,663	25.9	12 months	...
46	Worcester	No me	asurements as to	capacity have	been made.