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 Bromley]
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BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS — YEARLY AVERAGES, 1965 OF WATER SUPPLIED TO THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY
Source of supply | BEFORE TREATMENT | AFTER TREATMENT | ||||||||||
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Number of samples | Agar plate count per ml. | Coliform count | Escherichia coli | Number of samples | Agar plate count per ml. | Coliform count | E. coli | |||||
count | 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. | |||
All Thames-derived | 3,888 | 7.3 | — | 99.92 | 100.0 | |||||||
Eynsford No. 1 | 191 | 0.2 | 10 | 53.40 | 3.7 | 99.48 | — | 240 | 0.6 | 3 | 99.58 | 100.0 |
Eynsford No. 2 | 123 | 0.0 | 1 | 96.75 | 0.1 | 99.19 | — | |||||
HortonKirbyNo. 1 | 189 | 0.0 | 11 | 93.12 | 0.2 | 96.83 | — | 256 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
HortonKirbyNo.2 | 237 | 0.2 | 3 | 96.20 | 0.4 | 97.89 | 0.1 | |||||
Jewels Wood | 51 | 0.0 | 23 | 98.04 | — | 100.0 | — | 53 | 0.0 | 2 | 98.11 | 100.0 |
Lullingstone No. 1 | 130 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | — | 100.0 | — | 255 | 0.0 | 9 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Lullingstone No. 2 | 120 | 0.2 | 3 | 99.17 | — | 99.17 | — | |||||
North Orpington No. 1 | 189 | 1.8 | 54 | 5.82 | 32. | 24.34 | 7.2 | 257 | 0.5 | 6 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
North Orpington No. 2 | 164 | 2.3 | 49 | 3.66 | 40. | 31.10 | 11. | |||||
Orpington | 264 | 0.0 | 39 | 98.37 | 0.1 | 98.78 | — | 252 | 0.1 | 40 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Shortlands No. 1 | 166 | 0.2 | 24 | 100.0 | — | 100.0 | — | 252 | 0.1 | 8 | ||
Shortlands No. 2 | 193 | 0.0 | 1 | 99.48 | — | 100.0 | — | 100.0 | 100.0 | |||
Shortlands No. 3 | 109 | 0.0 | 3 | 99.08 | — | 99.08 | — | |||||
Sundridge No. 1 | 54 | 0.0 | 2 | 98.15 | — | 98.15 | — | 253 | 0.1 | 8 | 99.60 | 100.0 |
Sundridge No. 2 | 51 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | — | 100.0 | — | |||||
Sundridge No. 3 | 116 | 0.1 | 2 | 100.0 | — | 100.0 | — | |||||
Sundridge No. 4 | 105 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 | — | 100.0 | — | |||||
West Wickham | 239 | 0.0 | 7 | 99.58 | 0.1 | 99.58 | — | 242 | — | 1 | 100.0 | 100.0 |