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]
This page requires JavaScript
AVERAGE RESULTS OF THE CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE WATER SUPPLIED TO THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HARINGEY FOR THE YEAR 1971
Milligrams per litre (unless otherwise stated)
Description of the Sample | No. of samples | Ammoniacal Nitrogen | Albuminoid Nitrogen | Nitrate Nitrogen | Chlorides as CI | Oxygen abs. from Permanganate 4 hrs at 27°C | Turbidity Units | Colour (Burgess Units) | Hardness (Total) CaCO3 | Hardness (non carbonate) CaCO3 | PH Value | Phosphate as po4 | Silicate as Sio2 | Sulphate so4 | Natural Fluoride as F | Magnesium as Mg. | Sodium as Na | Potassium as K | Surface Active Material as Manoxol OT | Electrical Conductivity (micro-mpos) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New River derived | 104 | 0.017 | 0.063 | 6.4 | 42 | 0.60 | 0.1 | 9 | 302 | 84 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 9 | 62 | 0.20 | 5 | 30.3 | 5.2 | 0.02 | 630 |
Thames derived | 364 | 0.029 | 0.084 | 6.1 | 34 | 1.04 | 0.1 | 13 | 281 | 90 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 10 | 64 | 0.15 | 5 | 23.5 | 5.1 | 0.02 | 580 |
Park Well | 6 | 0.162 | 0.020 | Nil | 28 | 0.20 | 0.1 | 4 | 276 | 71 | 7.5 | — | — | — | 0.70 | — | — | — | — | 560 |
BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS - YEARLY AVERAGES 1971
Description of the Sample | BEFORE TREATMENT | AFTER TREATMENT | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of samples | Agar plate count per ml. | Coliform count | Escherichia Coli count | Number of samples | Agar plate count per ml. | Coliform count | Escherichia Coli 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. | 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 | 1,504 | 82.8 | — | 40.69 | 14.2 | 60.31 | 2.5 | 515 | 14.7 | — | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Thames derived | 8,154 | 53.9 | — | 40.37 | 12.2 | 54.91 | 5.1 | 3,901 | 8.4 | — | 99.51 | 99.97 |
Park Well | 100 | 0.1 | 100 | 96.00 | 0.1 | 99.00 | — | 101 | 0.5 | 14 | 99.01 | 100.0 |