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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]
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Surfacc Value.
Ordnance datum+11.20.
No. 14.—Hill Street, Peckham, near Langdale Road.
This well is also a success. The excavation for
several feet below the surface was through a brightcoloured
unpromising gravel, but at a depth of 17ft.
3in this strata changed to a coarse river ballast and
sand ; well charged with water, which continued to
the termination of the excavation, at a total depth
of 26ft., giving a reservoir of 8ft. 9in.. No doubt
this, the last on the list of wells ordered by the
Vestry, will be one of the most successful in its supply.
| Ordnance Datum. | DepthFeet. | Description of Strata. | REMARKS. |
|---|---|---|---|
| +11.00 | 0 | Surface. | |
| 1 | Road metal. | ||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 6 | |||
| 7 | |||
| 8 | Loamy clay. | ||
| 9 | |||
| 10 | |||
| 11 | |||
| 12 J | |||
| 13 | Water level. | ||
| 3.00 | 14. | ||
| Reservoir 11 feet. | 15 | ||
| 16 | |||
| 17 | Rough gravel and sand. Plenty of water. | ||
| 18 | |||
| 19 | |||
| 20 | |||
| 21 | Clayey gravel and clay below this level. | ||
| 22 | |||
| 23 | |||
| 24 | Good supply of water. | ||
| 25 |