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 Hackney]
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Results of Examinations of Water from Wells.
| Where situated | Chemical | Bacteriological | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine in Chloride | Chlorine expressed as Sodium Chloride | Nitrogen as Nitrates | Saline Ammonia | Albuminoid Ammonia | Oxygen absorbed in 3 hrs. at 37°C. | Organisms per ml. incubated on agar after 2 days at 37 °C. 4 days at 20-22°C. Colonies | Coliform Bacilli | ||
| W. J. Bush & Co., Ltd., Ash Grove, E.8 | 6.40 | 10.54 | 0.33 | 0.0016 | 0.005 | 0.015 | 300 approx. | 480 approx. | Absent in 100 ml. |
| W. Connell & Co., Ltd., Baker's Hill, E.5 | 4.90 | 8.07 | Nil | 0.072 | 0.0062 | 0.041 | 5 ,, | 450 ,, | ,, |
| R. P. Culley & Co., Ltd., 25, Belfast Road, N. 16 | 5.20 | 8.56 | Nil | 0.055 | 0.04 | 0.055 | 6 ,, | 240 ,, | ,, |
| Hackney Wick Stadium, Ltd., Waterden Road, E.15 | 9.40 | 15.48 | Nil | 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 25 ,, | 20 ,, | ,, |
| Oxo, Ltd., Waterden Road, E.15 | 19.20 | 32.77 | Nil | 0.10 | 0.017 | 0.10 | 6 ,, | 180 ,, | ,, |
| H.B.C. Electricity Works Millfields Road, E.5 | 4.70 | 7.74 | 0.03 | 0.012 | 0.0056 | 0.044 | 40 ,, | 35 ,, | ,, |
| Lewis Berger & Sons, Ltd., 201a, Morning Lane, E.9 | 5.70 | 9.38 | 0.02 | 0.0014 | 0.006 | 0.027 | 13 ,, | 50 ,, | ,, |
| Clapton Stadium, Millfields Road, E.5 | 4.90 | 8.07 | Nil | 0.06 | 0.0096 | 0.076 | 60 ,, | 12 ,, | ,, |