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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
Ilford 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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On December 15th a sample was taken from the water
supplied bv the Metropolitan Water Board, and Dr. Thresh's
chemical analysis is hereto appended :—
| Determination, | Results in | |
|---|---|---|
| Grains per Gallon. | Parts per 100,000. | |
| Total Solid Matter dried at 180 deg. C. | 29.4 | 42.0 |
| Chlorine | 2.1 | 3-° |
| Equivalent to Chlorides (60% C1.) | 3.5 | 5.0 |
| Nitric Nitrogen | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| Equivalent to Nitrates (17% N.) | 0.23 | 0.33 |
| Nitrites | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Hardness: Permanent 50; Temporary 120; Total | 170 | 240 |
| Lead, Copper, Zinc, Iron | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Free Ammonia | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Organic Ammonia | 0.0021 | 0.003 |
| Oxygen absorbed at 36.6 deg. C. in 3 hours | 0.0203 | 0.029 |
During 1911 there were two houses where notices were
received of the water being cut off by the Metropolitan
Water Board. Nine written notices were also received
from the South Essex Waterworks Company, as well as
other verbal notices received by telephone from this
Company.
Practically all these cessations of supply were due to the
fact that the tenant had failed to pay the water rate. Action
by way of notice from the Council is taken under Section 54
of the Ilford Improvement Act, 1898, which states:— "The
owner of any dwelling house which is not provided with a
proper and sufficient water supply, who shall occupy, or