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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Southern Group | Bexley Well | Darenth Well | Eynsford No. 1 | Eynsford No. 2 | Source of Supply | Short-lands No. 1 | Short-lands No. 2 | Short-lands No. 3 | Wilmington No. 2 | |||
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Horton Kirby No. 1 | Horton Kirby No. 2 | North Orpington | ||||||||||
Number of Samples | — | 248 | 226 | 154 | 163 | 211 | 151 | 176 | 74 | 108 | 223 | 196 |
Agar plate count per ml. 20-24 hours at 37°C. | — | 1.4 | _ | 0.2 | _ | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
3 days at 22°C. | — | 147 | 38 | 74 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 49 |
Coliform count Percentage samples negative in 100 ml | — | 100 | 95.58 | 77.27 | 99.39 | 98.10 | 99.34 | 22.73 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 96.94 |
Count per 100 ml | — | — | 0.1 | 0.9 | — | 0.2 | — | 9.6 | — | — | — | 0.1 |
Escherichia coli count Percentage samples negative in 100 ml | — | 100 | 99.12 | 92.21 | 100.0 | 99.05 | 100.0 | 46.59 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Count per 100 ml | — | — | — | 0.3 | — | 0.2 | — | 3.9 | — | — | — | — |
Number of Samples | 1,835 | 252 | 231 | 253 | 245 | 181 | 255 | 196 | ||||
Agar plate count per ml. 20-24 hours at 37°C. | 10.0 | _ | 0.1 | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | — | 0.1 | ||||
3 days at 22°C | — | 64 | 718 | 4 | 63 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Coliform count Percentage samples negative in 100 ml. | 99.84 | 100 | 100 | 99.60 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
E. coli count Percentage samples negative in 100 ml | 99.89 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |