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and chemical examinations of the water supplied to
the metropolis by the different companies.
As the Lea seldom overflows its banks, the water
drawn from it by the New River and East London
Companies is, after efficient filtration, of a greatly better
quality than that obtained from the Thames, being
much less polluted with organic matter. No complaints
of the quantity or quality of the water were
made during the year by any of the parishioners.
Any remarks upon the scheme recently propounded
by certain eminent engineers for the supply of the
metropolis with the best available water for dietetic
purposes, and for the extinction of fires, I reserve for
a future Report,
I have the honour to be,
Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
JAMES STEVENSON,
Medical Officer of Health.
Vestry Hall, Paddington,
November, 1877.
J, MORTON, PRINTER, STAR STREET, EDOWARE ROAD.