House of Commons (ventilation). Report on an investigation of the ventilation of the debating chamber of the House of Commons / by Dr. M.M. Gordon.

Great Britain. Office of Works and Public Buildings.

Date:: 1905-06

Credit: House of Commons (ventilation). Report on an investigation of the ventilation of the debating chamber of the House of Commons / by Dr. M.M. Gordon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$Tables showing the Characters of B. Coli-like Bacteria, and of Streptococci isolated from the above Materials liable to pollute the Air of the Debating Chamber. B. Coli-like Bacteria from Thames Mud and from Materials liable to pollute the Air of the Debating Chamber. i Acid and Gas, Abund- 3 . g No. Material. Date, | ance per a 2 | Gramme, Sia g = g 3 gl23) § 8 )3)3)/2/8 ee | of lye) 8 = | 2 ala |s|Sia]/é&lz2/3 1 | Terrace mud a --- |May +4} 100,000} + | + | ee ees tie a | 2 ” ” see tee 9 26 100,000 _ -- an —_ — — a ~ 3 r» %9 oe vee | gy 6-26} 10,000) +} +) +) 4+) -—-) +) 44] - 4 ” ” tee eae July 12 100,000 + + | a atl + _— se + 5 ” ” eae ee RSet fa be 10,000; —|}— > +);—;/—}—|]+]4+ 6 | Dried terrace mud me — LD caret chan pee of Pee ee 7 | Staines mud mp eral be PU) eet eee eet Py Yaeen-ke facts 8 | Inglesham mud... Seo Rs 8 rT: pet RO eee trae hs Re ee 9 ” } oo» see ” 7 ER ee ee ee eee ee deen 10 | Ashton Keynes ... aad ‘ 6 gC CT ae er a es ee eo ee 11 | Dust from scrim cloth ... | July 23 BLY C9 eS a oon) et aay Pele i a Bie ae ee 12 ” vs ve | gy 28 10} +])/+)+)+})—}+]4+)]- 13 ” ” see Aug. 6 10; — | — + —_ —_/|— + — 14 | Dust, floor of Equalising | April 27 +/+)+)4+)—-/4+/4/]- Chamber below Bar. 15 | Dust of Debating Chamber | June 7 100; +; +) +}4+)/—-|;4i)4]- 16 ” 9 ” Aug. 9{ 1,000} +} +) +/+/—|]+]/+]- 17 ” ” 9 Ss ef 100) +} +) 4+)+4+)—)+})4+)- 18 9 ” ” ” 9 10 + rie ate aP par ae ar ws 19 | Dust of Division Lobbies | June 7 1000; +} +) +}) +} 4+/)4])4+)- 20 » is - Leary TUG ey ae ert Eset icees th |. ee 21 | Deposit of Members’ boots | May 11 100; +/+/)/+]+]—-—|]+ {+ )- 22 ” ” ” July 18 100; +} +] +] + —/|/+y)+)— 23 ” ” ” 39 18 10} + + a + —_ + + pol 24 | New Palace Yard dust ... | Oct. 28) 10,000} + }|—/|—|+]+]—|/+]- 25 ” ” ove ” 28 1,000 Bae a= oo + + oR; — Fas: | Streptococci isolated from Materials liable to pollute the Air of the Debating Chamber. Date of | Abund : ;| 3 Jilgla : ate o undance $ ;-ia | B18 1¢ No. Pentel. Collection.) per gramme. | |; 3 A ie E = rc) 5s = S x oy (>) o a= Sle ldiSlalAlalslals 1 | River mud by | May 26; 100,000) —| +|+ —|-|-— Terrace. 2 ” ” » 26} 100,000) —|/—|+]}+])/+}/—-—|-—|—-|+ 3 ” ” 39) 26 : i ba ire oral ts _ 1 | Dust on floor | April 27 _ — | fp | a if Equalising Chamber. 2 ” ” 93 27 Tit a ee a Sel Ss 3 ” ” ” 27 =F soeg Ws 50h 9 a eal or el se <= Dust of Debat- | Aug. 15 10) +) +)/+}/+)/—|—|+]+]|+)]-+ | Liquefies ing Chamber. gelatine. 1 | Dustof Division | June 7 1000; +) +/+) + )—]—i tl] +tpti t+ Do. Lobbies. 2 z % ce in? 1,000) +}+]/—|+]/-)+]+]-|- 3 ” ” ” 19 Pathoes tre ae] ee a a ; genic, ob- tained via mouse,$