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 Finchley]
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No. of Samples Examined | Raw Water mg/1. | No. of Samples Examined | Treated Water mg/1. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lead | Fluoride | Lead | Fluoride | |||
Essendon Pumping Station | 10 | Absent | Less than 0.2 | 9 | Absent | Less than 0.2 |
Hatfield Pumping Station | 9 | Absent | Less than 0.2 | 9 | Absent | Less than 0.2 |
Northaw Pumping Station | 3 | Absent | 0.7 | 2 | Absent | 0.7 |
North Mymms Pumping Station | 10 | Absent | Less than 0.2 | 10 | Absent | Less than 0.2 |
Roestock Pumping Station | 2 | Absent | Less than 0.2 | 2 | Absent | Less than 0.2 |
Tyttenhanger Pumping Station | — | — | — | 3 | Absent | Less than 0.2 |
Cecil Road (20" main) | — | — | — | 8 | Absent | Less than 0.2 |
Arkley Reservoir | — | — | — | 6 | Absent | Less than 0.2 |
Total | 34 | 49 |
(2) Bacteriological Analysis of Pumping Station Raw Waters
Pumping Stations | No. of Samples Examined | E. Coli ABS/l00 Mis. | E. Coli Present in Mis. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 | 50 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.01 | |||
Essendon | 49 | — | — | 7 | 23 | 17 | 2 | — |
Hatfield | 50 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 5 | — |
Northaw | 24 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
North Mymms | 53 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 27 | 13 | — |
Roestock | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Tyttenhanger | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total | 189 | 37 | 5 | 21 | 53 | 53 | 20 | — |
(3) Bacteriological Analysis of Pumping Station Treated Waters
Pumping Stations | Number of Samples Examined | Number of Samples E.Coli— Absent/100 ml. | % Purity Treated Water Samples |
---|---|---|---|
Essendon | 49 | 49 | 100 |
Hatfield | 50 | 50 | 100 |
Northaw | 24 | 24 | 100 |
North Mymms | 365 | 365 | 100 |
Roestock | 24 | 24 | 100 |
Tyttenhanger | 16 | 16 | 100 |
Total | 528 | 528 |