Report of analyses of Ohio River water : with a supplementary report of analyses of cistern water, determining the presence of sewage and other impurities / by C.R. Stuntz. With the report of the Sanitary Committee on the public water supply.

  • Stuntz, C. R.
Date:
1881
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Credit: Report of analyses of Ohio River water : with a supplementary report of analyses of cistern water, determining the presence of sewage and other impurities / by C.R. Stuntz. With the report of the Sanitary Committee on the public water supply. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    earth than the water of the second class they have hecorne saturated with soluble matters. The deep wells when ex- tending below twelve hundred feet are true artesian wells. They all are characterized by the presence of sulphur. Fourth. Water of underground cisterns which are filled by rain or melted snow which has fallen on the roofs of dwellings. It has not been possible in the time to which I was re- stricted by the Sanitary Committee to determine completely all questions of interest in reference to these several kinds of water. I have the honor to report the completion of that part of the analyses which determines the relative character of the river at the several most important points, and which deter- mines the amount of sewage, and total soluble ingredients in the Ohio river water supply. My report also contains analyses of the water of one spring, two shallow wells, one deep well, and a supplementary report on cistern water. The analyses of the Ohio river water supply contemplate general comparisons of public interest as follows : 1. A comparison of the water drawn from the river at the Pumping Works with that in Eden Reservoir, with the water at Markley Farm, and also with that of the river be- low the general outflow of the sewage of the city. 2. A comparison of water Altered through the sand of the river beach near Dayton, Keutucky, with the other waters under examination. 3. The general condition of the Ohio river water in comparison with the water supply of other cities. The basis of comparison of drinking waters is the amount of foreign organic and mineral ingredients consid- ered especially with reference to the presence of sewage. In the following tables of numerical results the amount