[Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, East Berks (Berkshire) United Sanitary Districts (Maidenhead U.D.C., Wokingham U.D.C., Cookham R.D.C., Easthampstead R.D.C., Windsor R.D.C., Wokingham R.D.C.).

  • East Berks (Berkshire United Sanitary Districts)
Date:
1919
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Credit: [Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, East Berks (Berkshire) United Sanitary Districts (Maidenhead U.D.C., Wokingham U.D.C., Cookham R.D.C., Easthampstead R.D.C., Windsor R.D.C., Wokingham R.D.C.). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    BACTERIOLOGICAL WORK. The following investigations were made on behalf of the Cookham Rural District.—< Positive. Negative. Total. Swabs for Diphtheria ... 32 349 381 Sputum for Tubercle ... 2 11 13 Blood for Typhoid -— —■ Totals 34 360 394 WATER SUPPLY. In the year 1919, 9 houses in Bray, 6 in Cookham, 2 in Waltham' St. Lawrence, 4 in White Waltham and 6 in Hurley were provided' with public water supply Lin place of private wells. The following table hows the present water su pply of the district:— Maidenhead G. Marlow Private Total Water Co. Water Co. Wells. houses. Bisham » • • 30 49 124 203' Bray • • • 701 j' ,192 893: Cookham • • • 1296 ! 141 1437 Hurley • • • 174 153 327 Shottesbrooke • • • 23 — 20 43 Waltham St. Lawrence ... 141 — 110 251 White Waltham • • 170 46 '216 2535 49 786 3370 In the course of the year, five samples of water from wells at the following places were submitted for analysis.— Water Oakley Farm. P on d w o o d Farm. Heywood House. Haywood House Stables. Cottage in Pa ley Street. With the exception of the last named which was found to be unfit for drinking! and1 domestic purposes, the others proved sufficiently wholesome for general use,