Report to the General Board of Health on a preliminary inquiry into the sewerage, drainage, and supply of water, and the sanitary condition of the inhabitants of the parish of Alverstoke, in the county of Southampton / by William Ranger, Superintending Inspector.

  • William Ranger
Date:
1852
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Credit: Report to the General Board of Health on a preliminary inquiry into the sewerage, drainage, and supply of water, and the sanitary condition of the inhabitants of the parish of Alverstoke, in the county of Southampton / by William Ranger, Superintending Inspector. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    No. 2.—Fro7n Paddon's Well, Wiiidmillrow. This sample was inodorous, but contained some flocculent organic matter in suspension. Degrees of liardness oiiica - - - - O'/OO J.10ri tliiU. ulllXillllcb - - 0•1dU Carbonate of lime - 2-860 Carbonate of magnesia Carbonate of soda - 2'004 - 1«729 Carbonate of j^otash - 4-000 Sulphate of soda - 4«402 Chloride of sodium - 3«271 5-8 Grains per imperial gallon - 19 •126 No. 3.—From Biden's Well, North-street. This sample was colourless and inodorous, but turbid. Degrees of hardness - - - 5*2 Silica - - - - 0-820 Iron and alumina - - 0-140 Carbonate of lime - - 2-880 Carbonate of magnesia - - 1-797 Carbonate of potash - - 1-585 Carbonate of soda - - 2-925 Sulphate of potash . - - 6-994 Chloride of sodium - - 1-133 Grains per imperial gallon - 18- 274 No. 4.—From CruickshanKs spring, Old Watenvorhs, Forton. Without odour and colourless, but turbid. Degrees of hardness - - - 21-6 Silica - - - - 0-440 Iron and alumina ... 0-160 Carbonate of lime - - 15-300 Sulphate of lime - - 1-485 Sulphate of magnesia - - 6-289 Sulphate of potash - - 2-425 • Chloride of potassium - - 2-147 Chloride of sodium - -11-567 Grains iwr imperial gallon - 39-813 The composition of these waters is very remarkable, from the largo quantity of alkaline salts contained in them. That of the first two closely resembles, and they might be considered as the same waters ; while specimens 3 and 4 contain considerably more [78] E