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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) 1861
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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Table XI. —Analysis of Water supplied during the year 1861, by the following companies.
| LAMBETH. | SOUTHWARK & VAUXHALL. | KENT. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total impurity per gallon. | Organic matter per gallon. | Total impurity per gallon. | Organic matter per gallon. | Total impurity per gallon. | Organic matter per gallon. | |
| Januery | 20.88 | 2.24 | 22.72 | 1.84 | 25.04 | 2.52 |
| February | 20.58 | 0.96 | 22.28 | 1.84 | 26.76 | 2.16 |
| March | 20.28 | 1.60 | 20.28 | 1.08 | 23.56 | 4.48 |
| April | 20.20 | 1.52 | 21.60 | 1.44 | 24.16 | 1.88 |
| May | 16.60 | 1.32 | 17.20 | 1.52 | 23.64 | 1.20 |
| June | 18.12 | .88 | 17.64 | 1.04 | 23.16 | 1.12 |
| July | 17.60 | .96 | 17.60 | .80 | 22.16 | .76 |
| August | 17.36 | 1.12 | 17.92 | 1.29 | 20.36 | .60 |
| September | 16.92 | 1.04 | 16.00 | 0.48 | 22.52 | .56 |
| October | 16.98 | 1.20 | 17.20 | 1.36 | 23.04 | 1.44 |
| November | 16.60 | 1.32 | 18.80 | 1.60 | 23.60 | 1.60 |
| December | 20.80 | 3.00 | 21.96 | 2.40 | 25.16 | 2.64 |