[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Exmouth U.D.C.

  • Exmouth (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Exmouth U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    aro made twice a year by the County Analyst, and his reports are invariably satisfactory. The last report is as follows :•— Exmoutii Water Supply. High and Low Level Reservoirs. I beg to enclose })articulars of the results of analysis and bacteriological examination of the two samples of water labelled as above, which I received from you on the 17th of March last. There is no important variation in the constitution of either of the two samples. The purity is in each case highly satisfactoi-y. ANALYSIS OF EXMOUTH WATER. (Parts per hundred thousand). Low Level Bacteria in 100 cub. centimetres— High Level Bacillus Coli Communis Not more than 5 Not more than 5 Streptococcus None None Chlorine as Chlorides 2.6 2.6 Nitrogen as Nitrites 0 0 Nitrogen as Nitrates 0.015 0.013 Phosphates 0 0 Total hardness 6.2 6.0 Temporary hardness 1.2 1.3 Permanent hardness 5.0 4.7 Saline Ammonia 0 0 Albuminoid Ammonia 0.0054 0.0024 Oxygen absorbed in 4 hours 0.13 0.12 Lead, Copper, Zinc, Iron 0 0 Total Solid Constituents Organic Matter observed in 5.4 8.0 igniting the Solid Constituents None None RIVERS AND STREAMS. The only streams in the district are the Withycombe Brook and the Littleham Brook.