[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Salisbury (New Sarum) City.

  • Salisbury (England). City Council.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Salisbury (New Sarum) City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    260, Two houses on the outskirts of the City have shallow wells with a pumped water supply to storage tanks in the roof space* 24 samples were taken by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year 8 private we]Is supplying dairies and other industrial premises in the 1 y* Of these, 17 proved to bo satisfactory, 4 showed a slight degree of pollution with non-faecal organisms of the coli-aerogenos typo, and 3 wore grossly polluted with faecal typos of B, Coli; these latter wore all from one factory. Water from the City mains is;of course, used for drinking purposes in all premises from which samples have been taken. SALISBURY AREA PATHOLOGICAL SERVICE General Infirmary Report on the Analysis of a Sample of Water received on 3,11,52, at 11 a,m. Devizes Road Pumping Station Physical Characters Excellent, No deposit. Chemical Parts per 100,000 Reaction pH 7,3 Saline and freo Ammonia 0,001 Organic (or 11 albuminoid) ammonia Nil Oxygen absorbed from permanganate in two hours at 27°C 0,003 Chlorides 1,3 Nitrogen as nitrates 1,0 Total Hardness 22,8 (a) Temporary 12,8 (b) Permanent 10,0 Poisonous Metals Nil Nitrites Nil Microscopical examination of the sediment Nil Froe Chlorine Present, very faint trace OPINION:- Chemical examination shows no evidence of pollution. Wyndham Road Pumping Station Physical Characters Excellent. No Deposit Chemical Reaction pH Saline and froe Ammonia Organic (or albuminoid) ammonia Oxygen absorbed from permanganate in two hours at 27°C Parts per 100,000 7.3 0.001 Nil 0.003