[Report 1901] / Medical Officer of Health, Bexhill U.D.C. Borough.

  • Bexhill (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1901
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Credit: [Report 1901] / Medical Officer of Health, Bexhill U.D.C. Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Anai-ytical Laboratory, 17, Great Tower Street, London, E.C., 14th February, 1901. Ref. No. 254. Result of Analysis of a sample of Water received from the Bexhill District Council on the 9th inst. Sealed plain wax, marked from Hydrant in Sackvilie Road. Grains per Gallon. Total Dissolved Matter ... 19.88 Loss on Incineration of Residue 1.12 Chlorine in Chlorides 3.80 (Equal to Chloride of Sodium) 6.26 Nitrogen in Nitrates inappreciable (Equal to Nitric Acid) ... — Free (actual or saline) Ammonia traces Albuminoid (organic) Ammonia Oxygen absorbed by Oxidisable Organic Matter, etc., from a solution of Per- manganate of Potash at a temperature of 80 Fahrenheit— .oor In 1 5 minutes b 0 In 4 hours ... .019 Phosphoric Acid ... traces Appearance in 2 ft. Tube turbid This water is somewhat turbid from the presence of particles of suspended matter, but its purity purposes leaves nothing to be desired. for tlrinking