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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
Paddington 1878
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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Paddington.
METROPOLIS LOCAL MANAGEMENT ACT.
REPORT OF THE VESTRY,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING 25th MARCH,
1879.
The water of the Kent Company contains the smallest proportion of organic matter, and as the standard of comparison is represented in the table by an unit.
| Names of Companies and Sources. | Number of occasions when clear and transparent. | Number of occasions when slightly turbid. | Number of occasions when turbid. | Number of occasions when very turbid. | Maximum. | Minimum. | Average. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Middlesex | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 4.2 |
| Grand Junction. | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.8 | 3.1 | 4.4 |
| Lambeth | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 4.4 |
| Chelsea | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 |
| Southwark | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 2.7 | 4.3 |
| New River | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 2.6 |
| East London | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 3.5 |
| Kent | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| Colne Valley | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| Tottenham | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 |