Edinburgh and District Water Bill : statement by the trustees.

  • Edinburgh and District Water Trust.
Date:
[1871?]
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Credit: Edinburgh and District Water Bill : statement by the trustees. 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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    u 'IMV. You made a diligent seal cli, did you uot ?—examined all the- samples that we took, to see if Ave could find any. '2'372. You do not, as a resident iu Edinburgh, entertain any apprehen- sion on the subject of the fleas ?—Not the least. 2382. Notwithstanding all that this gentleman ('• Physician ) says about lime, I believe you entertain a diiTerent opinion ; yon think that the water contains quite a sufficient quantity?—Yes. 246C. I dare say you may recollect that, in consecpience of the alarm, entertained as to the effect of so pure a wate r as tliat of Loch Katrine upon lead, the (Glasgow AVater) Bill was rejected the first tuneV Yes, most assuredly. 2-1:67. It was rejected from the vciy fear which is proposed to be creatc;d here V—Cei'tainly. 2468. For how many years has that water been carried into (Jlasgow?— I think about twelve or fourteen years. 2469. I believe that it was about 1859 that it was brought in ?—Yes. 2470. As far as you can tell us, no injurious consequences can be traced to the introduction of pure water from St !Mary's I>och into Edinburgh ?— No; I am in the habit of telling my students every day, when lecturiirg upon the subject of lead poisoning, and pointing out to them how complete a i-evolution of opinion there has been as to that. 2471. As the best evidence of that, we heard from Dr Stevenson Macadam that he had submitted the analysis of these waters to you and to. Dr Christison?—Yes. 2472. Did Dr Christison raise any objection as to the jiropriety of intro- ducing this water into Edinburgh.—No ; he is in favour of it. 2473. He is now, I believe, President of the Koj^al Society of Scotland? —Yes, he is. 2494. Do you think that thei'e is any ground for the popular alarm whiclir h{is been created ?—No. Dr Edward Frankland. 3388. Be good enough to take St Mary's Loch water. What class of water is that?—It is good Avholesome water, fit for all domestic purposes, and for all manufacturing ])urposes except brewmg—it is not fit for brewing. 3389. It is too soft a water for brewing, I suppose ? —It is too soft a water for brewing. 3390. But for domestic purposes is a soft water desirable?—Yes : in my opinion, for domestic purposes, a soft water is very desirable. 3391. Now, you spoke of it just now as a wholesome Avater, Does that refer to consumption ?—Yes, it refers to consumption for drinking. 2392. NoAV, I gather from seeing your Report that in some of the- samples which you either collected or saw, there were present some animalculse?—There were; what is commonly called the water flea wjis