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West Ham 1897

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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Table: Water Supply.—Extract from monthly reports of Dr. Ed. Frankland : Taking the average amount of organic impurity in a given volume of the Kent Company's water during the nine years ending December,1876,as unity, the proportional amount contained in an equal volume of water supplied by each of the Metropolitan Water Companies was as under:—

Water Supply.—Extract from monthly reports of Dr. Ed. Frankland : Taking the average amount of organic impurity in a given volume of the Kent Company's water during the nine years ending December,1876,as unity, the proportional amount contained in an equal volume of water supplied by each of the Metropolitan Water Companies was as under:—

—Feb.MarAprilMayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec
Kent0.40.41.10.80.81.20.81.30.90.90.7
East London (deep well)1.12'31.72.41.82.22.01.51.82.21.6
East London (river supply)4.43.53.32.92.21.61.81.82.01.91.7
Colne Valley3.32.02.12.72.42.62.72.21.62.31.8
New River3.13.42.92.11.40.81.01.11.41.40.7
Grand Junction5.05.64.93.22.32.02.42.22.12.32.4
Southwark4.76.65.22.62.32.31.92.22.33.32.0
Lambeth5.06.85.33.42.62.02.51.92.62.31.5
Chelsea4.83.13.73.02.62.12.32.02.12.01.5
West Middlesex5.34.94.52.72.71.81.92.22.02.32.1
Unfiltered Waters.
Thames, at Hampton6.811.47.64.24.33.85.44.64.53.93.4
New River Cut4.15.73.83.63.12.52.82.72.21.61.5
Lea, at Angel Road5.35.15.14.24.34.93.73.34.43.53.1