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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26.
METROPOLITAN WATER BOARD
Water Examination Department
BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS YEARLY AVERAGES 1964.
of the waters supplied to the Orpington Urban District Council.
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 370C. | 3 days at 22°C. | Per cent samples negative in 100ml. | Count per 100ml„ | ' Per cent samples negative in 100ml. | Count per 100ml. | 20-24 hours at 37°C. | 3 days at 22°Co | Per cent samples negative in 100ml. | Per cent samples negative in 100ml. | |||
Sundridge No.l well | 58 | 0.0 | 2 | - | 100.0 | - | 252 | 0.1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||
Sundridge No.2 well | 113 | 0.1 | 1 | 100.0 | - | 100.0 | ||||||
Sundridge No.3 well | 89 | 0.0 | 6 | 100.0 | - | 100.0 | 253 | 0.0 | 4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
Sundridge No.4 well | 86 | 0.5 | 6 | 100.0 | - | 100.0 | ||||||
Lullingstone No.l well | 143 | 13 | 100.0 | - | 100.0 | 254 | 0.0 | 3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||
lullingstone No.2 well | 22 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |||||||||
Eynsford No.l well | 202 | 0.5 | 23 | 68.81 | 1.7 | 251 | 14 | 98.80 | 100.0 | |||
Eynsford No.2 well | 0.1 | 2 | 95.04 | - | 100.0 | |||||||
Norton Kirby No.l well | 172 | 0.1 | 14 | 95.35 | 0.1 | 248 | 0.1 | 1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||
Norton Kirby No.2 well | 213 | 1.4 | 6 | 99.06 | ||||||||
Orpington Well | 240 | 0.4 | 99.58 | 100.0 | 245 | 0.2 | 19 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |||
North Orpington No.l well | 163 | 2.2 | 17 | 11.04 | 22.5 | 6.8 | 253 | 0.8 | 8 | 99.60 | 99.60 | |
North Orpington No.2 well | 169 | 1.4 | 18 | 15.38 | 17.2 | 33.73 | 5.7 |