[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Hartlepool Borough.

  • Hartlepool (England). Borough Council. nb2004301809.
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Hartlepool Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Parts per 100,000, .... . . •— — — . —.——- — Chlorine as Chlorides ... # • • • 4 • • 13.7000 Nitroge-n-as Nitrates ' >y\-~ • * • -”-.-I162‘ Ammonia ••• • •# • • • • • .0037 Albuminoid- Ammonia .. - ’ .0033 Oxygen Absorption. ... ... .0520 Injurious Metals.. .. ... • • • A • None Total Solid Matter dried @ 100° c. ... 85.0000 Temporary Hardness ..... 24.8 Degrees. ! Permanent Hapdness ... 23.8 11 ■ : 1 Colour of sample on Hazeh i Scale • ♦ • 0 m • ... a 3 Appearance of samplelin 2 foot tube ' ... _... Not quite clear. Odour when heated to 50° C... ... ... •.. None. ........ BACTERIOLOGICAL--EXAMINATION. ^ ' ‘ Number of colonies on- Nutrient Agar - ■ @ 37°C. after 72 hours... ..... a ... t<0 per. ml. Number of colonies on-Nutrient Agar © 20-22°C. after 72 hours ... ... 6 per ml. Presumptive B. Goli Test at 37°C. after . 72 hours ... .« ... ... ... ... ... Negative m 100 ml. Clostridium Welchii Test & 44°C. ... , . Negative in 40 ml. . .MICROSCOPICAL EXAMINATION. . Minute deposit .from gallon consisting ;;e,arthy matter (mainly rust from the mains), vegetable debris, some, broken fungus growths, and one or.two micro-organisms. , ) : OBSERVATIONS-. This sample is of a high order of organic purity, as judged both by the results of the chemical analysis and by: the bacteriol- ogical examination, and' it is of good and wholesome quality for human consumption. (sgd) Cyril J.H. Stock. Public Cleansing. The collection and disposal of.. refuse is under the control of the Borough Surveyor. All the houses have covered bins and the ultimate disposal of the refuse is by tipping. HOUSING ACT, 1956. Housing Statistics. 1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the year:- (l) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (Under Public Health or Housing Acts) ... ... (b)Number of Inspections made for the purpose (2) (a). Number of dwelling-houses (included under.sub-head.(1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing , Consolidation Regulations, 1'925 and 1932. ... (b) Number of Inspections made for the purpose.. 162 470 29 36 • • •