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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AVERAGE RESULTS OF THE CHEMICAL EXAMINATION OF WATER SUPPLIED TO THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY
Milligrammes per litre (unless otherwise stated)
Description of the Sample | No. of Samples Day of the month | Ammoniacal Nitrogen | Albuminoid Nitrogen | Nitrate Nitrogen | Oxygen abs. from KMnO4 4 hrs. at 27°C. | Hardness (total) CaCO3 | Hardness (non-carbonate) CaCO3 | Magnesium as Mg | Chloride as CI | Phosphate as P04 | Silicate as SiO2 | Sulphate as SO4 | Natural Fluoride as F | Surface-active material as Manoxol OT | Turbidity units | Colour (Burgess units) | pH value | Electrical Conductivity (micromhos) |
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(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18) | (19) |
All Thames-derived | 363 | 0.049 | 0.091 | 4.3 | 1.20 | 264 | 68 | 4 | 41 | 19 | 10 | 64 | 0.25 | 0.10 | 0.1 | 15 | 7.6 | 560 |
Eynsford | 8 | 0.003 | 0.023 | 3.6 | 0.12 | 258 | 24 | 17 | 0.2 | Nil | Nil | 7.2 | 460 | |||||
Horton Kirby | 8 | 0.008 | 0.026 | 4.5 | 0.12 | 272 | 44 | 21 | 0.15 | Nil | Nil | 7.2 | 480 | |||||
Jewels Wood | 4 | 0.008 | 0.022 | 1.8 | 0.10 | 234 | 12 | 14 | 0.1 | 2 | 1.2 | 410 | ||||||
Lullingstone | 8 | 0.007 | 0.021 | 3.1 | 0.08 | 250 | 24 | 15 | 0.15 | Nil | Nil | 7.2 | 440 | |||||
North Orpington | 8 | 0.010 | 0.029 | 3.8 | 0.08 | 266 | 22 | 16 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Nil | 7.1 | 470 | |||||
Orpington | 4 | 0.005 | 0.031 | 5.6 | 0.10 | 280 | 32 | 16 | 0.1 | Nil | Nil | 7.1 | 500 | |||||
Shortlands | 10 | 0.025 | 0.026 | 4.7 | 0.10 | 286 | 66 | 19 | 0.15 | Nil | 1 | 7.1 | 510 | |||||
Sundridge | 12 | 0.011 | 0.022 | 3.0 | 0.08 | 216 | 46 | 20 | 0.15 | Nil | 1 | 7.4 | 400 | |||||
West Wickham | 6 | 0.015 | 0.023 | 4.1 | 0.04 | 262 | 24 | 15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 | 7.1 | 460 |