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 Chislehurst]
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Average Results of the Bacteriological Examination of the water supplied to the Urban District of Chisieharst and Sidcnp during1960
Bexley Well | Darenth Well | Eynsford No. 1 | Eynsford No. 2 | Horton Kirby No. 1 | Horton Kirby No. 2 | Source ot Supply | Short-lands No. 1 | Short-lands No. 2 | Short-lands No. 3 | Wilmington No. 2 | Thames derived | ||
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Orpington | North Orpington | ||||||||||||
Number of Samples | 245 | 174 | 197 | 140 | 216 | 150 | 247 | 226 | 74 | 201 | 226 | 249 | - |
Agar plate count per ml. | |||||||||||||
20-24 hours at 37°C. | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 59.4 | 0.1 | - | 1.0 | 0.1 | - |
3 days at 22°C. | 101 | 4 | 74 | 3 | 105 | 14 | 38 | 437 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 45 | - |
Coliform count | |||||||||||||
Percentage samples negative in 100 ml | 100 | 86.21 | 71.07 | 98.57 | 92.13 | 98.67 | 88.26 | 7.96 | 100 | 99.50 | 99.12 | 94.38 | - |
Count per 100 ml | - | 0.4 | 1.2 | - | 0.7 | - | 0.2 | 134.4 | - | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | - |
Escherichia coli count | |||||||||||||
Percentage samples negative in 100 ml | 100 | 93.10 | 96.95 | 100 | 95.37 | 100 | 100 | 20.35 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99.20 | - |
Count per 100 ml | - | 0.2 | 0.1 | - | 0.4 | - | - | 50.3 | - | - | - | - | - |
Number of Samples | 249 | 175 | 256 | 246 | 253 | 229 | 257 | 257 | 1,874 | ||||
Agar plate count per ml. 20-24 hours at 37°C. | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 0.1 | - | 8.6 | ||||
3 days at 22°C. | 20 | 151 | 12 | 75 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 11 | - | ||||
Coliform count Percentage samples negative in 100 ml | 99.20 | 100 | 99.61 | 99.59 | 99.60 | 99.13 | 100 | 99.61 | 99.57 | ||||
E. coli count Percentage samples negative in 100 ml | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99.56 | 100 | 100 | 100 |