On the contamination of the Water of Leith by the sewage of Edinburgh and Leith / by Stevenson Macadam.

Date:
[1865?]
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Credit: On the contamination of the Water of Leith by the sewage of Edinburgh and Leith / by Stevenson Macadam. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    Table L. Liquids collected from the Edinbiirgli Lade flowing from the Dam below Water of Leith Village to St. Mark's Place. Temperature. In solution. In suspension. One imperial gallon contains in solution and suspension. ■ Air. Liquid. Place and Time of Collection, '§ ^ 6 U ■s .g§ •/I Total matter in solution in grains. u Si CO , o'a o u o •s GO . gg am Total matter in suspension in grains. o g to l-S o Saline and oarthy matter in grains. 1 2 o t 2 u Fahr. 64° 54° 53° 52° 51° 63° Fahr. 61° 56° 55° 54° 54° 53° Water of Leith Lade behind India Place. Day. Hour. 20thMay 1864 at 2.30 p.m. 26th „ „ 10.12 p.m. 27th „ „ 1.25 a.m. 27th „ „ 3.25 a.m. 97tli .. 5.23 a.m. 27th „ 1.55 p.m. 7-36 7-20 4-80 4- 96 5- 60 6- 40 15-44 10-20 15- 80 20-00 18-80 16- 60 22- 80 23- 40 20-60 24- 96 24-40 23-00 3-08 2-44 2-72 2-28 2- 50 3- 36 2-52 0-96 0-48 0-32 0- frl 1- 44 6-20 3-40 3- 20 2-00 8-20 4- 80 11-04 9-64 7-52 7- 24 8- 16 9- 76 17-96 17- 10 16-28 20-32 19-44 18- 04 29-00 1 •2G-80 ' 23-80 27-56 27-eo 27-80 ' Average of 6 samples - 6-05 17-14 23-19 2-84 1-06 3-90 1 8-89 18-20 27-09 64° 54° 60° 51° Water of Leith Lade below Beaver Hall. 25th May 1864 at 4.35 p.m. 27th „ „ 2.35 p.m. 12-00 8-40 18-40 16-16 30-40 24-56 3-64 8-40 1-92 0-80 5-56 9-20 15- 64 16- 80 20-32 16-96 I ! 35-96 j 33-76 Average of 2 samples - 10-20 17-28 27-48 6-02 1-36 7-33 16-22 18-64 1 34-86 Table M. Liquids collected from the Water of Leith at St. Mark's Place after junction with the Edinburgh Lade. Temperature. Place and Time of Collection. In solution. In suspension. One imperial gallon contains in solution and suspension. Air. Liquid. g s i ^ O a gg §1 CO .3.3 g-ls H gg ■if o o gg 1^ c a c -.^ g C K g c ^ 3 E H •s . gg 1^ O •s ^ gg e; - w ..a is 11 c Fahr. 50° 48° 48° 4-1° 40° 44° 45° 44° 49° 48° 41° 61°' ■ 64° 64° 63° • 62° 61° 02° Fahr. 43° 4'1<° 44° 44° 45° 42° 43° 42° 46° 40° 43° 62° 60° 53° 51° 53° 53° 62° St. Mark's Place below junc- tion of Lade. Day. Hour. 17th March 1864 at 3.8 p.m. 22d „ „ 5.2 p.m. 22d „ .. 5.12 p.m. 2.3d „ 20th „ .. 11.40 a.m. 28th ,. 5.50 p.m. 29th „ „ 1.15 p.m. 30th „ .. 8.25 a.m. 3l8t ,. „ 2.30 p.m. 1st April 1804 „ 3 p.m. 2d ,. .. 12.8 p.m. 20th May 1864 „ 2.55 p.m. 25th „ 'M^I'-'- 26th „ 10-Op.m. 27th „ „ 1 ''•'»• 27lh- „ .. 3-45 a.m. 27th „ ,. 6.50 a.m. 27lh „ ,. 2.30 p.m. Average of IS samples - ]3-52 3-20 7-20 7- !>2 0-72 9-70 9-00 0-to 11-60 9-30 8- 80 21-14 0-08 0-00 7- 00 o--to 8- 32 9- 76 15- 52 14-72 14-72 11-52 10-00 14-56 10- 40 10-90 14- 72 16- 00 15- 00 19-20 10-80 10-80 13-60 15-20 13-'28 18-72 21- 92 22- 24 18-24 25-76 21- 16 16-80 28-56 24-08 24- 80 39--M 25- 88 22- 80 24-40 20-00 23- 52 5-28 4- 80 0-88 n-os 5- 28 14--10 3- 12 4- 10 41-15 23-28 20-88 143-30 4-92 4-70 3-20 B-4t 18-21 3-52 S-00 5- 12 6- 12 5- 92 6- 92 2-00 5-12 14-72 29-92 29-12 145-12 2-4S 2-32 1-SO 1-96 8-10 8- 80 12-80 12*00 16-80 11-20 20- 82 6- 12 9- 28 56-20 53*20 50-00 1288-48 7- 40 7-08 5-00 7-40 21- 40 S-SO 8-00 14-08 19-20 12-00 24-16 12-72 10- 56 58-t« 82-61 S5-08 164-80 11- 60 10-76 10- 80 11- 84 •26-56 13-28 23-.52 19-84 19-84 17- 44 21-92 16-.50 15-!i2 31-68 44-64 4.V12 163-12 21-68 19-12 18- 60 15-.50 18-.30 22-0$ - 81-52 . 33-92 89-04 29-44 4<V0S \l 1 2'.'- ■■ : -27-4<' 1 44-92 7-98 14-63 22-60 18-47 15-27 33-73 26-45 29-93 j 66-S9