[Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, Droitwich Borough.

  • Droitwich (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1966
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Credit: [Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, Droitwich Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1 SECTION ”C*' - SMITARY CIEClllSTMCES OF THE AREA (a) and Quantity; The East Worcestershire (Droitwich Borough) Water Order I960 transferedthe Council's water undertaking to the East Worcestershire Waterworks Company. Certain improvements have hecn made since that date including the construction of a 150,000 gal. Vfeter Tower o,t Yev/ Tree Hill adjacent to the reservoir. Pressures throughout the Town have improved. There has been no shortage of v/ater and as can be seen from the results below, the quality has been quite satisfactory. (b) Chemical and bactGriological__e_xaminations The water is dravm from six boreholes near the Lickey Kills. Samples are taken from source by the Company at approximately fortnightly intervals, and spot chocks taken in the to^vn periodica-lly. At all times during the year, the water vras found to be satisfactory^. Bacteriological results are shown on all six boreholes and a chemical analysis on one of them:- i Date i : 19.12.66 * No. of Colonies _ De ve_lopin|^ on^ _ in 2 days’in 3 days at 37° C, at 22°C r' —- Probable No. of Coliform Bacilli Probable No. of Faecal Coli. Remarks j No.2. I Borehole, ' Burcot ! p/station per 1 ml iper 1 ml j Nil j 8 i 100 ml ' Nil , 100 ml 1 ! Satisfactory ' i 1 i No.2 ! Borehole j Sugarbrook j p/station 1- J Nil i i i 1 1 No.l 1 Borehole j Washing- j stocks 1 P/Sta,tion 1 — 1 Nil 1 Nil - 1 i !i i i ! j j j Old Engine 1 House - i Washing- 1 stocks 1 2 2 Nil t j M j 1 i No,2 i Borehole j Y/ildmoor 1 p/station 4 ! 20 Nil - 1 1 !t . \ j No.l ! Borehole j Brockhill ! p/station i 2 r . i 2 i Nil I - i ! 1 i ! ! ! Chemical Analysis Y/ildnoor No,2 Borehole, 7th November, 19,66 Colour Colourless Odour None Deposit None pH 7.1 Parts per million Suspendod matter (Dried at 100°C) - Total dissolved Solids (Dried at 180°C) I50 Chlorine present as Chloride 13 -7-