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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
St Giles (Camberwell) 1869
[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. |