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, 1968 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 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. | |||
All Thames-derived | 3,651 | 11.4 | 99.86 | 99.97 | ||||||||
Eynsford well | 179 | 0 0 | 32 | 99.88 | — | 99.44 | — | 249 | 0 0 | 7 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Eynsford borehole | 158 | 0 0 | 6 | 98.73 | — | 100.0 | — | |||||
Horton Kirby No. 1 (a) | 189 | 0 2 | 231 | 84.66 | 2.2 | 87.83 | 1.0 | 249 | 0.2 | 66 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Horton Kirby No. 2 (b) | 216 | 1 4 | 32 | 89.35 | 1.5 | 92.13 | 1.1 | |||||
Jewels Wood | 3 | 0 0 | 3 | 100 0 | — | 100.0 | — | 2 | — | — | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Lullingstone No. 1 (a) | 128 | 0 1 | 1 | 100.0 | — | 100.0 | — | 243 | 0.0 | 14 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Lullingstone No. 2 (b) | 123 | 0 1 | 12 | 99. 19 | _ | 99.19 | — | |||||
North Orpington No. 1 (a) | 212 | 4 8 | 40 | 20.5 | 9 0 | 29.25 | 4.6 | 237 | 0.8 | 11 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
North Orpington No. 2 (b) | 218 | 3.6 | 24 | 28.44 | 6 9 | 39.45 | 4.0 | |||||
Orpington | 230 | 0 1 | 12 | 99.57 | _ | 99.57 | — | 231 | 0.1 | 7 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Shortlands No. 1 (a) | 121 | 5 2 | 54 | 66.12 | 4.5 | 84.30 | — | 228 | 0.1 | 22 | 100 0 | 100.0 |
Shortlands No. 2 (b) | 209 | 0 2 | 5 | 93.78 | 0 4 | 98.56 | ||||||
Shortlands No. 3 (c) | 71 | 0 0 | 156 | 100.0 | 100.0 | — | ||||||
Sundridge No. 1 (a) | 74 | 0 1 | 3 | 71.62 | _ | 71.62 | — | 241 | 0.1 | 9 | 100 0 | 100.0 |
Sundridge No. 2 (b) | 56 | 0 2 | 1 | 96.43 | 0.1 | 96.43 | 0.1 | |||||
Sundridge No. 3 (c) | 110 | 0 2 | 9 | 95.45 | 0.1 | 97.27 | 0.1 | |||||
Sundridge No. 4 (d) | 90 | 0 1 | 12 | 96.67 | 0.1 | 97.78 | 0.1 | |||||
West Wickham | 240 | 0 1 | 15 | 92.08 | 1.1 | 94.17 | 0.6 | 250 | 0.2 | 10 | 100.0 | 100.0 |