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Sample No. 275 (b) Water.—This water was taken from a barrel in Meddle's
Hut, Leigh. It was tap water, i.e., Leigh's drinking water. This
water was put in the barrels for the purpose of washing cockles after
cooking.
" Sample Water B, from barrel in steaming shed.—Not Good.
" 17,760 bacteria per 1 c.c.
"B. coli per 1/20 c.c.
"Streptococci per 1/20 c.c.
"No sporogenes per 10 c.c."
Sample No. 276 (a) Cockles.—Taken from the Maplins at a distance of about
300 yards from where mud and sample (a) water were obtained, thence
taken to Leigh, where they were cooked by steam in oven for five
minutes, at a pressure of about 25 lbs.
"Cockles.—A.—Clean, sufficiently heated."
Sample No. 277 (b) Cockles.—Taken from near the bed of the creek and
within 200 yards of Leigh Sewage Works outfall. The cockles had
been relaid in this creek for about ten days. The cockles were steamed
in oven for five minutes at a pressure of about 25 lbs.
"Cockles.—B.—Two of eight have B. coli, a third has coli-like microbe.
"No streptos."
Sample No. 278 (c) Cockles,—Taken from the same parcel as those
constituting sample (a), but were subjected to 5½ minutes steaming
at a pressure of about 25 lbs,
"Cockles.—C.—One of eight has B. coli. No streptos."
Sample No. 279 (d) Cockles.—Taken from the same parcel as those constituting
sample (6), and were steamed for six minutes in oven at a
pressure of about 25 lbs.
"Cockles.—D.—One of eight has B. coli. No streptos.
"Very truly yours,
"E. KLEIN."
Samples 272-279 inclusive were all placed in bottles supplied from
Professor Klein's Laboratory.
In January, 1903, I visited Leigh-on-Sea, and took samples of water, mud
and cockles from Leigh Creek, and Dr. Klein reported then respecting:—
A.—Water from Leigh Creek.
B.—Mud from Leigh Creek.
C.—Cockles from Leigh Creek.