[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Bognor U.D.C.
- Bognor Regis (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1925
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Bognor U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Byelaws. With respect to— 1. Slaughterhouses 2. Common Lodging-houses 3. Cleansing of Footways, Nuisances, and the Removal or Carriage of Offensive Matter or Liquid ... 4. Drainage of Existing Buildings ... 5. New Streets and Buildings 6. Tents and Vans 7. Houses let in Lodgings 8. Management of a Mortuary Regulations. With respect to Dairies, Cowsheds and Milk-shops The administration of and action and Regulations, are shown under the of the Report. Adopted. Revised. February, 1868 March, 1888 September, 1925 February, 1868 March, 1911 September, 1925 October, 1912 May, 1902 September, 1909 October, 1912 October, 1925 September, 1925 September, 1925 September, 1925 August, 1906 taken under these various Acts, Byelaws, appropriate headings in the next section SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA. Water Supply. The water supply of the District is drawn from deep wells situated at Easter- gate about tour and a half miles north of the town. It is sufficient in quantity and of a very high standard of purity. To meet the growing requirements of the district, the Water Company are laying another service main from the pumping station into the town. The supply is constant, and is supplied directly to all the houses in the town. A few houses have been discovered during the past five years to be still dependent for their water supply on shallow wells situated on the premises ; the water supply has been laid on to such premises and the wells closed. The following is a complete analytical and bacteriological report on a sample of the water ;— Chlorine ... Sulphuric Acid (S03) Nitric Acid (N205) Phosphoric Acid ... Free Ammonia Albuminoid Ammonia Oxygen absorbed at 80°F. in 15 minutes Ditto in four hours Total solids dried at 212°F. Loss on Ignition ... Appearance of Solids on heating Hardness—Temporary ,, Permanent ,, Total ... 2.6 0.55 1.66 Absent 0.0014 0.0008 0.02 0.03 33.44 5.30 Slight charring 20.0 2.7 22.7 parts per 100,000 JJ }j J? )) JJ >5 J> 5 > J J J > >5 J J ? ? J > > ? > > yy yy yy yy yy Bacteriological Examination. Total organisms, per cubic centimetre ... 12 Total organisms growing on agar at blood-heat 3 Bacillus Coli—absent from 30 cubic centimetres. This water maintains its usual characteristics, and is of good quality ; free from any suspicion of pollution. it is Closet Accommodation, Drainage and Sewerage. The water-carriage system is in operation throughout the district. [Note.—There is one cottage situated over 130 yards from the nearest sewer and in an isolated position which is supplied with an earth closet].](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28937053_0013.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
