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 Camberwell, St. Giles]
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No. 3.—Ossory Road, Old Kent Road.
Surface Value
Ordnance datum
+8.40.
This well has also proved a success. The water
level was exposed at 15ft. below the surface, and
continued with a plentiful yield of water to the
bottom of the excavation, viz., 23ft., giving a standing
water reservoir of 8ft. Water here at this level
abundant.
Well.—Scction shewing Strata, fyc., at Ossory Road, Old Kent Road.
Ordnance Datum. | Depth Feet. | Description of Strata. | REMARKS. |
---|---|---|---|
+8.40 | 0 | Surface. | Good supply. |
I | |||
2 | Road Metal. | ||
3 | |||
4 | |||
5 | Loam | ||
6 | |||
7 | |||
8 | |||
9 | |||
10 | |||
11 | |||
12 | |||
13 | |||
14 | |||
-6.60— | 15 | Water Line. | |
Water in well 8 feet. | 16 | Sand and gravel. | |
17 | |||
18 | Plenty of water. | ||
19 | |||
20 | |||
21 | |||
22 | |||
23 | Bottom of well. |