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 Haringey]
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(Milligrams per litre (unless otherwise stated))
Description of the Sample | No. of samples | Ammoniacal Nitrogen | Albuminoid Nitrogen | Nitrate Nitrogen | Chlorides as C1 | Oxygen abs. from Permanganate 4 hrs. at 27°C | Turbidity Units | Colour (Burgess Units) | Hard ness (Total) Ca C03 | Hardness (non-carbonate) Ca C03 | PH Value | Phosphate as P04 | Silicate as Si02 | Sulphate as so4 | Natural Fluoride as F | Magnesium as Mg. | Sodium as Na | Potassium as K | Surface Active Material as Manoxol OT | Electrical Conductivity (micro-mhos) |
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New River derived | 104 | 0.027 | 0.071 | 5.5 | 36 | 0.76 | 0.1 | 9 | 315 | 83 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 10 | 64 | 0.20 | 4 | 27.8 | 4.7 | 0.01 | 630 |
Park well | 3 | 0.145 | 0.031 | 0.1 | 22 | 0.26 | 0.2 | 3 | 269 | 58 | 7.5 | 14 | 52 | 17 | 520 | |||||
Thames derived N. of River | 207 | 0.031 | 0.087 | 3.9 | 32 | 1.26 | 0.1 | 15 | 289 | 78 | 7.9 | 1.6 | 7 | 68 | 0.20 | 5 | 24.9 | 4.9 | 0.01 | 570 |
BEFORE TREATMENT | AFTER TREATMENT | |||||||||||
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Number of samples | Agar plate count per ml. | Coliform count | Escherichia coil count | Agar plate count per ml. | Coliform count | Escherichia coiI count | ||||||
20—24 hours at 37°C | 3 days at 22°C | Per cent samples negative in 100 ml. | Count per 100 ml. | Per cent samples negative in 100 ml. | Count per 100 ml. | Number of samples | 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. | ||
New River derived | 513 | 9.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||||||
Park well | 87 | 0.4 | 14 | 95.40 | 0.2 | 100.0 | - | 87 | 0.2 | 14 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Thames derived N. of River | 1,744 | 17.5 | 99.71 | 100.0 |