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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kensington 1857
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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| Chelsea. | Great Junction. | North Middlesex. | Pump Notting Hill. | Kensington Church Pump. | Chelsea Gr. Superficial Pump. | Pump Chelsea Gr., Deep. | Kensington Workhouse Pump. | Pimp in Potteries. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lime | 7.565 | 7.526 | 7.487 | 14.504 | 20.776 | 21.952 | 1.428 | 1.420 | 2.030 |
| Magnesia | .525 | .429 | .525 | 2.170 | 1.211 | 3.780 | .833 | .826 | 1.120 |
| Potassium | .347 | .347 | .347 | 3.427 | 2.311 | 3.517 | .998 | 1.016 | 2.129 |
| Sodium | .840 | .703 | .774 | 9.506 | 8.777 | 10.1028 | 13.287 | 15.888 | 17.720 |
| Sulphuric Acid | 1.743 | 1.260 | 1.430 | 7.364 | 13.440 | 18.900 | 6.349 | 5.411 | 10.710 |
| Chlorine | 1.008 | .966 | 1.001 | 8.013 | 11.060 | 8.505 | 6.608 | 9.128 | 8.482 |
| Silica | .686 | .910 | 1.008 | 1.330 | 1.260 | .035 | 1.141 | .840 | .983 |
| Iron, Alumina & Phosphates | .210 | .210 | .210 | .070 | .210 | .280 | .378 | .098 | .210 |
| Nitric Acid | |||||||||
| Ammonia | |||||||||
| Organic Matter | 2.380 | 2.030 | 1.960 | 11.620 | 12.882 | 16.590 | .350 | .280 | 2.590 |
| Degree of Hardness | 15.81 | 14.51 | 15.58 | 48.00 | 40.12 | 17.64 | 4.30 | 3.30 | 6.00 |
| TABLE II. | |||||||||
| Carbonate of Lime | 12.191 | 12.468 | 12.228 | 25.900 | 26.769 | 30.185 | 2.730 | 2.543 | 5.640 |
| Sulphate of Iron | 1.793 | 1.322 | 1.552 | absent. | 14.049 | 12.260 | absent. | absent. | absent |
| Carbonate of Magnesia | 1.101 | .901 | 1.102 | 4.555 | 2.543 | 7.940 | 1.749 | 1.734 | 2.310 |
| Chloride of Sodium | 1.652 | 1.591 | 1.649 | 13.213 | 18.225 | 13.938 | 10861 | 14.959 | 13623 |
| Sulphate of Soda | .604 | .238 | .389 | 6.760 | 4.978 | 14.276 | 9.452 | 7.792 | 15.213 |
| Sulphate of Potash | .766 | .766 | .766 | 7.821 | 5.157 | 8.018 | 2.226 | 2.245 | 4.600 |
| Carbonate of Soda | None. | absent | absent. | 11.022 | absent. | absent. | 13.729 | 17.249 | 17.143 |
| Silicia | .686 | .910 | 1.008 | 1.330 | 1.260 | .035 | 1.141 | .840 | .980 |
| Iron, Alumina & Phosphates | .210 | .210 | .210 | .070 | .216 | .280 | .378 | .098 | .210 |
| Organic Matter | 2.380 | 2.03 | 1.96 | 11.620 | 12.880 | 16.590 | .350 | .280 | 2.590 |
| Total amount of Solid matter | 21.384 | 20.236 | 20.860 | 82.291 | 120.98 | 103.452 | 42.616 | 47.740 | 60.314 |