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 Bromley]
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BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS—YEARLY AVERAGES, 197? . FOR WATER SUPPLIED TO THE LOUDON BOROUGH OP BROMLEY
Source of supply | BEFORE TREATMENT | AFTER TREATMENT | ||||||||||
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Number of samples | Agar plate count per ml. | Coliform count | Escherichia coli count | Number of samples | Agar plate count per ml. | Coliform count | E.Coli count | |||||
20-24 hours at 37°C. | 3 days at 22°C. | Per cent. samples negative in 100 ml. | Count per lf>0 ml. | Per cent samples negative in 100 ml. | Count per 100 ml. | 20-24 hours at 37 "C. | 3 days at 22°C. | Per cent, samples negative in 100 ml. | Per cent, samples negative in 100 ml. | |||
River Thames-derived | 8 087 | 42.3 | — | 41.94 | 10.2 | 56.76 | 4.0 | 3 891 | 10.0 | 99.85 | 99.97 | |
Eynsford Well | 182 | 0.0 | 10 | 100.0 | - | 100.0 | - | |||||
Evnsford Borehole | 214 | 0.1 | 3 | 100.0 | — | 100.0 | - | 244 | 0.2 | 14 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Horton Kirby No.l | 115 | 0.0 | 62 | 87.83 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ||||||
Horton Kirby No.2 | 163 | 0.0 | 2 | 98.77 | - | 99.39 | - | 248 | 0.1 | 11 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Lulling stone No.l | 107 | 0.1 | 67 | 99.1 | - | 99.1 | - | |||||
Lullingstcne No.2 | 182 | 0.1 | 3 | 100.0 | - | 100.0 | - | 251 | 0.1 | 31 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Merton Abbey | 1 | - | - | 100.0 | - | 100.0 | - | 1 | 5.7 | - | 100.0 | 100.0 |
North Orpington No.l | 198 | 3.7 | 36 | 18.69 | 13.7 | 38.89 | 3.0 | 253 | 0.6 | 60 | 99.60 | 99.60 |
North Orpington No.2 | 189 | 1.0 | 89 | 22.75 | 10.5 | 49.21 | 2.2 | |||||
Orpington | 248 | 0.1 | 87 | 98.79 | - | 100.0 | - | 252 | 0.0 | 5 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Shortlands No.l | 160 | 0.0 | 10 | 98.75 | 0.1 | 99.38 | - | |||||
Shortlands No.2 | 150 | 0.0 | 11 | 100.0 | - | 100.0 | - | 253 | 0.1 | 3 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Shortlands No.3 | 213 | 0.1 | 22 | 100.0 | - | 100.0 | - | - | ||||
Sundridge No.l | 139 | 0.0 | 13 | 100.0 | - | 100.0 | - | |||||
Sundridge No.2 | 153 | 0.1 | 6 | 100.0 | - | 100.0 | - | |||||
193 | 0.1 | 63 | 100.0 | _ | 100.0 | - | 249 | 0.3 | 55 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
Sundridge No.4 | 184 | 0.1 | 29 | 100.0 | - | 100.0 | - | |||||
West Wickham | 182 | 0.1 | 172 | 97.80 | - | 100.0 | - | 181 | 0.2 | 108 | 100.0 | 100.0 |