[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Workington Borough.
- Workington (England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1938
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Workington Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Analysts of Sample of Watek from Tap at Council Offices, Harptngton. 14th October, 1938. Ag-ar Plate U.l c.c. 1 c.c. 10 (lc. CoTint. colonies. colonies. colonies. At 220 C. 3 31 342 At 370 C. Nil 3 38 Coli-aerofjenes count.—:lT’obable number of coli-aerogenes org-anisms present per 100 c.c. of origunal water is : —5 and faecal in origin, i.e., Methyl Ped, posi¬ tive; Yoges Proskauer, negative. Parts per pll __ 3.4. 100,000 Free and saline ammonia . Nil Albuminoid ammonia . 0.0021 Cxygen absoilied from permanganate at 2To C. 15 minutes . O.OIG (Ixygen absorbed from permanganate at 27o C. in 4 hours . 0.028 Total solids . 2.9 Suspended matter . Nil Hardness—total . 1.6 —])ermanent . 1.3 —temporary. 0.3 Chlorine present as chloride . 0.99 Heavy metals (lead) . 0.056 The water is clear and almost colourless. This water is reasonably free from contamination but the amount of lead present is in excess of that allowable in a drinking water. The water is ])robal)ly ])luml)o- solvent on ai'count of its acidity and softness. -T. Steven Faulds, Pathologist.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30293327_0022.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
