[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Morpeth U.D.C. / Borough.
- Morpeth (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1954
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Morpeth U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![During the year, 23 samples were taken at different points in the Borough and submitted for bacteriological examination with the following results : Probable No. of Sample Date Place of Collection Aerogenes Organ- No. obtained isms per 100 ml. of water 1. 28. 1.54. McGill's Yard . Nil 2. 28. 1.54. Goose Hill . Nil 3. 28. 1.54. Grey’s Yard . Nil 4. 25. 2.54. Newminster Terrace . Nil 5. 25. 2.54. Chapel Place . Nil 6. 25. 2.54. Dogger Bank . Nil 7. 25. 2.54. Girls' High School . Nil 8. 5. 5.54. Salisbury Street . Nil 9. 5. 5.54. Gladstone Street . Nil 10. 5. 5.54. Choppington Road . Nil 11. 5. 5.54. Shields Road . Nil 12. 20. 9.54. Salisbury Street . Nil 13. 20. 9.54. Gladstone Street . Nil 14. 20. 9.54. Loansdean . Nil 15. 20. 9.54. St. Mary’s Field . Nil 16. 9.11.54. McGill's Yard . 5 17. 9.11.54. Thorpe Avenue . Nil 18. 9.11.54. Middle Greens . 1] 19. 15.11.54. McGill's Yard . Nil 20. 15.11.54. Middle Greens . Nil 21. 15.11.54. Girls' High School . 1 22. 15.11.54. Girls' High School . 1 23. 23.11.54. Common . Nil One sample of water was submitted for chemical analysis and the following is a copy of the Public Analyst’s report : CHEMICAL RESULTS : Parts per Million Total Solids dried at 180° C. 233 0 Chlorine as Chlorides . 178 Free Ammonia . None Albuminoid Ammonia . 0 04 Nitrogen as Nitrates . 0-20 Oxygen Absorbed (4 hours at 80‘ F.) . 4-4 Total Hardness . 135 Permanent Hardness . Nil Temporary Hardness . 125 Lead and Copper . Nil Iron . 0-2 Appearance and Colour (Hazen Degrees 70) . Pale orange yellow and clear Smell and Taste . ...... Satisfactory Microscopical examination of deposit . Satisfactory P. H. Value . 6-8 REPORT. This sample of water is of satisfactory organic purity, and it contains no deposit for micro¬ scopical examination. The water is of a deep colour, but clear and in my opinion it is suitable for drinking an2 domestic use.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29804450_0010.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
