[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall-Norwood UDC 1894].
- Southall-Norwood (London, England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1895
Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall-Norwood UDC 1894]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![SECTION III. Water Supply. The Water for this District is obtained from the South-West Suburban Water Company, which supplies all the houses, except a few in the isolated parts of the District. For the last three years the supply has been very satisfactory, being practically a constant one, Whenever it has been necessary to cut off the supply for repairs to mains, &c., notices stating the length of time the supply would be stopped have been posted in prominent places throughout the District. As regards quality, I have made several quantitative analyses, during the year, and have invariably found it to be a water of high puiity. As in previous years I append an independent Certificate from the County Analyst of a sample taken from the Company’s mam on January lOt.h, 1895. [copy.] Laboratories, 3 & 4, New Court, Lincoln’s Inn, London, W.C, January 17tli, 1895. Mr. Tidv. o Dear Sir,'-The following are the results of my analysis of the sample of water received on the 12th instant. It was labelled 10th January, 1895. From the Water Company s Main, supplying the District of Southall-Norwood. Sample taken 10th day January, 1895. Total Solids dried 100° C.... Total Solids after ignition.... Chlorine as Sodium Chloride Nitric Acid as Nitrates. Pposphotes. Free Ammonia. Albumenoid Ammonia. Oxygen absorbed in 3 hours. Parts per 100,000 .... 46-8 . 27-6 . 2*2 .. D6 . absent. . -001 . -010 . -08 From a consideration of these numbers, I am of opinion that the water has been satisfactorily purified, and that it may be safely used for drinking purposes.—I am, Yours faithfully, EDWARD BEYAN. I have analysed and reported on 17 samples of water during the year, taken from wells in various parts of the District. With the exception of 3, all the samples showed more or less evidence of contamination. The necessary steps were taken in each case to ensure a pure supply.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30431268_0013.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
