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 Orpington]
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Source of supply | BEFORE TREATMENT | AFTER TREATMENT | ||||||||||
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Number of samples | Agar plate count per ml. | Coliform count | Escherichia coli count | Number of samples | Agar plate count per ml. | Coliform count | E. 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. | |||
Sundridge No. 1 ...... | 61 | 0.0 | 3 | 100.0 | – | 100.0 | – | 206 | 0.1 | 10 | 99.51 | 100.0 |
Sundridge No. 2 ...... | 71 | 0.0 | 1 | 97.18 | 0.1 | 98.59 | – | |||||
Sundridge No. 3 ... | 97 | 0.1 | 10 | 100.0 | – | 100.0 | – | |||||
Sundridge No. 4 ... | 91 | 0.0 | 7 | 96.70 | 0.1 | 100.0 | – | |||||
Lullingstone No. 1 | 120 | 0.0 | 6 | 97.50 | 0.1 | 100.0 | – | 250 | 0.1 | 4 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Lullingstone No. 2 | 139 | 0.1 | 7 | 100.0 | – | 100.0 | – | |||||
Eynsford No. 1 ...... | 219 | 0.3 | 70 | 89.50 | 0.5 | 99.54 | – | 254 | 0.0 | 4 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Eynsford No. 2 | 137 | 0.0 | 4 | 99.27 | – | 100.0 | – | |||||
Horton Kirby No. 1 | 163 | 0.5 | 27 | 98.16 | – | 98.77 | – | 256 | 0.0 | 109 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Horton Kirby No. 2 | 221 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | – | 100.0 | – | |||||
Orpington ... | 243 | 0.2 | 11 | 98.77 | – | 99.59 | – | 248 | 0.5 | 35 | 99.60 | 100.0 |
North Orpington No. 1 ... | 202 | 2.6 | 200 | 21.78 | 17.9 | 40.10 | 3.3 | 256 | 0.6 | 19 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
North Orpington No. 2 ... | 69 | 4.8 | 399 | 21.74 | 15.1 | 55.07 | 2-4 |