On the contamination of the Water of Leith by the sewage of Edinburgh and Leith / by Stevenson Macadam.

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[1865?]
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Credit: On the contamination of the Water of Leith by the sewage of Edinburgh and Leith / by Stevenson Macadam. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    Table E. Liquids collected from the Drains and Sewers discharging into the Water Temperatui-e. In solution. In suspension. One imperial gallon contains in solution and suspension. Air. Liquid. Place and Time of Collection. u o as S to O o c to eti o C3 = CS o.S S) B o ti ?Ort O^ u a.g s.s pa ■S.S iS K c3 ^ U _o w to t-> 0 So i 'to IF CI o' C cS C 0 Jahr. 46° 50° B0° 50° 48° 48° 45° 46° A AO 44 45° 44° 49° 48° 44° 62° 54° 53° 52° 51° 56° 59° Pahr. 44° 45° 45° 44° 45° 45° 46° 46° 45 45° 44° 46° 46° 45° 55° 53° 51° 50° 50° 50° 51° Canonmills Sewer. Day. Hoin*. 14th March lSG4u at 12.59 p.m. 17t!i „ „ 2.55 p.m. 18th „ „ 1.3 p.m. 19th „ „ 11.5l.a.m. 21st „ „ 5.27 p.m. 22d „ „ 4.54 p.m. 23d „ „ 3.50 p.m. 26th „ „ 11.32 a.m. 2otu ,> □.HI p.m. 29th „ „ 1.22 p.m. 30th ., „ 8.18 a.m. 31st „ „ 2.20 p.m. 1st April ISOi „ 2.55 p.m. 2d „ „ 12 noon. 25th May 1864! „ 5.20 p.ra. 20th „ ,, 10.35 p.m. 27th „ „ 1.45 a.m. 27th „ „ 3.38 a.m. 27th „ „ 5.40 a.m. 27th „ „ 2.18 p.m. 28th „ „ 5.25 p.m. U-GO J 8-96 7- 68 8- 00 6- 08 23-84 8- 00 4- 00 9- .52 8-00 5- 24 4-20 3-60 8-60 7- 76 23- 20 57*76 24- 48 2'5' 52 28-80 18-40 24- 96 27-20 15-20 23-20 23-20 18-36 15-80 18-40 25- 92 21-44 31- 80 66-72 32- 16 oU 1)0 36-80 24-48 48-80 35-20 19- 20 32-72 31-20 23-00 20- 00 22-00 34-52 29-20 16-80 47-68 28-32 0'9>3 J —0 20-80 14-40 6-08 8- 08 18-72 9- 12 8-40 4-28 1- 92 2- 72 10-64 34-88 13-60 49-92 8-48 5-]2 10- 72 15-20 8- 32 9- 92 11- 52 7- 52 2-40 0-80 0-48 0-48 8- 16 9- 92 30- 40 97-60 36-80 14-40 31- 02 29- 00 14-40 18-00 30- 24 10-04 10-80 5-08 2- 40 3- 20 18-80 44-80 . 25-40 56-64 36-00 16-34 28- 80 20-48 29- 92 16-03 22-72 18- 64 16-40 9-52 6-12 6-32 19- 24 42-64 36- 80 107-68 32- 96 28-64 39-53 33- 60 33- 28 37- 12 26-72 30- 73 25-60 19-16 10-28 18-88 34- 08 31- 36 62*20 10 r Oil OS-96 41- 98 68-32 54-08 63-2fr 53-20 49-44 49-36 42- 00 28-68 22-40^ 26-20 53-32 74-00 Average of 21 samples 8-20 24-10 32-30 15-50 11-00 26-50 23-70 35-10 58-80 Table F.. Liquids collected from the Drains and Sewers discharging into the Water of Leith. Temperature. In solution. In suspension. One imperial gallon contains in solution and suspension. Air, Liquid. Place and Time, of Collection, Organicmatter in grains. Saline matter in grains. Total matter in solution in grains. Orgaiuc matter in grains. Earthy matter in gi-ains. Total matter in susperisiou in grains. Organicmatter in grains. Salino and earthy matter in grains. Grand total matter in grains. Broughton Burn Sewer at Bonniugton Road, and imme- diately above junction with Water of Leith. Fahr. 65° 64° Fahr. 57° 61° Day. Hour. 9th April 1864 at 11.50 a.m. 25th May 1864 „ 3.20 p.m. 9-12 12-00 22-24 28-80 31-.36 40-80 14-40 60-43 10-88 23-52 25-28 84-00 23-52 72-4S 33-12 52-32 56-64 124-80 Average of 2 samples 10-56 25-53 36-08 37-44 17-20 54-04 4S-00 42-72 90-72 Bulls Stank Sowcr at Lovers Lo.in. 47° 45° 21st March 1804 at 0.5 p.m. Bulls Stank Sewer at Junction Road Bridge, Leith. G-44 31-04 36-<18 14-08 6-92 20-00 10-52 36-96 50-4S 45° k 49° ■ 36° frl° 42° 45° 40° D7° 14th March 1804 at 12.37 p.m. 17th ,, „ 4.8 p.m. 19th „ „ 8.5 a.m. 25th May 1861 „ 1.1 p.m. |5-28 8-32 31- 04 32- 06 36-32 41-28 10-88 7-08 5-92 2-72 16-80 10-40 16-10 10-00 36-96 35-68 53-12 51-68 Average of 6 samples 5-92 31-42 37-34 10-88 5-28 10-10 16-80 30-70 53-60 Coal Hill Sewer at Leith. 46° 36° 36° 43° 49° 41° 18th March 1804 at 5.7 p.m. 19th „ „ 7.50 a.m. 10th „ „ 7.55 a.m. 104-64 145-70 210-40 80-48 80-32 llG-80 145-12 182-08 327-20 4.i,° Sower below Drawbridge at Leith. 46° 23d March 1864 at 6.50 p.m. 7-84 46-50 64-40 10-40 4-80 15-20 18-24 61-36 69'CO
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