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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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. Gallons. | 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. | |||||||
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Date. | Gallons. | Percentage of the empty tank. | Bate. | Gallons. | Percentage of the empty tank. | Gallons. | Percentage of original water capacity of the bed. | ||||||||||
47 | York | 1a | 46,406 | 13 June, '99 | 18,550 | 40 | 11 Sept., '99 | 9,300 | 20.2 | ... | ... | 9,250 | 50 | 90 days | 200 | ||
25 Sept., '99 | 13,650 | 29.7 | ... | 14 (increase) | 4,350 | 23 | 14 „ | ||||||||||
6 Nov., '99 | 9,600 | 20.9 | ... | ... | 4,050 | 22 | 43 „ | ||||||||||
2a | No appreciable | reduction of | this bed was | observed. |