London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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City of London 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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No. Source Supply Use Condition of water Remarks
1 Coffee Vending Well Drinking Clear, colourless Water is alkaline
Machine and tasteless. and contains a
Small amount of high proportion
brown sediment. of dissolved
solids, particularly
sodium salts.
Organic matter
high.
2 Well Deep Well Drinking Clear, bright, Water is alkaline
odourless, colour- and contains a
less and taste- high proportion
less. Bacterio-logically of dissolved
satisfactory solids, particulraly sodium
salts. Could have
an aperient
effect.
3 Storage Tank
MWB
Drinking Clear, bright, Water is hard but
odourless and consistent with
colourless. Bacteriologiclly MWB supply to
City of London,
satisfactory. Trace of chlorine
could indicate a
high original
concentration. No
cause for complaint
of Gastric disorder
found.
4 Storage Tank Deep Well Drinking Clear, bright, Water is alkaline
odourless and and contains a
colourless. Bacteriologically high proportion of
dissolved solids
satisfactory. particularly sodium
salts. Could have
an aperient effect.
5 Drinking point MWB Drinking Clear, bright, Water is alkaline,
without sediment, containing high
Odourless, col- proportion of
ourless and dissolved solids
tasteless. Bacteriologically particularly
sodium salts.
satisfactory. Could have an
aperient effect.
No cause for
complaint of
headache and
dizziness.
6 Tank Supply MWB Drinking Clear, bright. Water consistent
odourless, taste- with MWB supply
less and colour- to City of Londonless.
Bacteriologically. No cause
satisfactory for complaint of
staff sickness.
7 Storage Tank MWB via Drinking Clear, bright, Water consistent
storage odourless, taste- with MWB supply
tank less and colour- to City of London
less. Bacteriologically.
satisfactory.
Swimming Baths
During the year 41 bacteriological water samples were drawn from the three City swimming
pools. Free Chlorine, Residual Chlorine and p.H. value were recorded on each occasion.
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