[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Wednesbury Borough.
- Wednesbury (England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1937
Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Wednesbury Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Staffordshire County Council, Public Health Department, County Bacteriological Laboratory, Martin Street, Stafford. 10th September, 1937. Report of Bacteriological Examination of a Sample of Water submitted on 7th September, 1937, by Wednesbury Borough. Description of Sample : No. W.5. South Staffordshire Waterworks Co., taken from standpipe in yard common to six houses. Count : On nutrient agar after 48 hours’ incubation at 37 °C. . 3 colonies per ml. On nutrient agar after 72 hours’ incubation at 20-22°C.47 colonies per ml. Coli Aerogenes Content (presumptive Coli) Nil per 100 ml. after 48 hours’ incubation at 37 °C. Remarks. The Ministry of Health Report No. 71 suggests that when a Public Water Supply contains not more than two pre¬ sumptive coli per 100 ml. the sample may be regarded as reasonably satisfactory. This sample shows no bacteriological evidence of recent sewage pollution. (Signed) ]. MENTON, Bacteriologist. Drainage and Sewerage. Mr. Arthur Booth, M.I.M.C.E., M. I .Struct.E., Borough Engineer, reports :— Sewerage. During the year good progress was made on the Valley Trunk Sewer Scheme, which commenced on the 18th August, 1936. The erection of the Pumping Station and installation of automatic electrically-operated pumping plant, Detritus tank with electrically-operated Elevator, Screen and Flow Recorders, Overflow Chambers, etc., at the Sewage Disposal Works being completed and the 3J miles of Trunk Sewer laid](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30242071_0022.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
