Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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| Number | Local or outside manufacture | No. of colonies per ml. on Agar at 37deg. C. in 48 hrs. | Coliform test. Positive in 1/100 ml. in 3 tubes | Bact. coli. Present in 1/100 ml. in 3 tubes | Remarks by Public Health Laboratories | METHYLENE BLUE REACTION | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After preincubation decolourised in (hours) | After preincubation not decolourised in (hours) | Ministry's Provisional Grading | ||||||
| 1. | Outside | 32,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 2. | Outside | 500 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Excellent standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 3. | Outside | 1,900 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | High standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 4. | Outside | 5,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | High standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 5. | Outside | 40,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | 3½ | - | II. |
| 6. | Local | 16,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 7. | Outside | 300 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Excellent standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 8. | Outside | 400 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Excellent standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 9. | Outside | 500 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Excellent standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 10. | Outside | 1,400 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Very satisfactory standard of bacterial puritv. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 11. | Outside | 11 mill. | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Unsatisfactory - contains excessive numbers of bacteria. | 1 | - | III. |
| 12. | Outside | 4,500 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | High standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 13. | Outside | 18,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Fair standard of bacterial purity. | 1½ | III. | |
| 14. | Outside | 600 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Excellent standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 15. | Local | 7,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 16. | Outside | 1,200 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Very satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 17. | Outside | 500 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Excellent standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 18. | Outside | 3,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | High standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| '9. | Outside | 135,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Barely passable standard of bacterial purity— contains more bacteria than is desirable. | 0 | - | IV. |
| 20. | Outside | 800 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Excellent standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 21. | Outside | 800 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Excellent standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 22. | Outside | 1 mill. | 2 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Unsatisfactory — contains excessive numbers of bacteria. | 0 | - | IV. |
| 23. | Outside | 4,600 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 24. | Local | 1 mill. | 2 in 3 | 1 in 3 | Very unsatisfactory sample. Contains excessive numbers of bacteria, including small numbers of bacteria of excremental origin. | 0 | - | IV. |
| 25. | Outside | 70,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Passable standard of bacterial purity but reduction of content of coliform organisms should be attainable. | 1 | - | III. |
| 26. | Outside | 13,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Fair standard of bacterial purity, but reduction of content of coliform organisms should be attainable. | 4 | - | II. |
| 27. | Outside | 600,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Sample contains excessive numbers of bacteria and is therefore unsatisfactory. | ½ | - | III. |
| 28. | Outside | 60,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Sample is of a passable standard of bacterial purity, but reduction of'the content of coliform organisms should be attainable. | 3 | - | II. |
| 29. | Local | 500 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Excellent standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | 1. |
| 30. | Outside | 600 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Excellent standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 31. | Local | 900 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Excellent standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 32. | Local | 1,800 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Very satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 33. | Local | 100,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Sample of only passable standard of bacterial purity and much improvement should be attainable. | ½ | - | III. |
| 34. | Outside | 300,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Sample contains excessive numbers of bacteria and is therefore unsatisfactory. | 1½ | - | III. |
| 35. | Outside | 45,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Fair standard of bacterial purity, but reduction of the- content of coliform organisms should be attainable. | 2 | - | III. |
| .. Outside | 23,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. | |
| 37. | Outside | J mill. | 1 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Sample contains e-jessfcxve numbers of bacteria and is ti Kerefore unsatisfactory. | 1 | - | III. |
| 38 | Outside | 800 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Excellent standard of bacterid purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| y). | Outside | 900 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Excellent standard of ->acteri l purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| % | Outside | 8,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard < J bacvrial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 4i. | Outside | 100,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Passable standard of ac al purity and improvement shouK " attainable. | 2 | - | III. |
| / 42' | Outside | 72,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Passable standard of b. cerial purity and improvement should be attainable. | 3 | - | II. |
| 43. | Local | 2,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Very satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | 4½ | I. | |
| 44. | Outside | 360,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Sample contains excessive numbers of bacteria and is therefore unsatisfactory. | 2 | - | III. |
| 45. | Outside | 4,800 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | High standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 46. | Outside | 6,800 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 47. | Outside | 500 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Excellent standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 48. | Outside | 68,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | 2½ | - | II. |
| 49. | Outside | 100,000 | 3 in 3 | 2 in 3 | Sample contains more bacteria than is desirable, including organisms of faecal origin. It is therefore unsatisfactory. | 2½ | - | II. |
| 50. | Outside | 12,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 51. | Outside | 9,200 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 52. | Outside | 6,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 53. | Outside | 3,200 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | High standard of bacterial purity. | 4½ | I. | |
| 54. | Outside | 5,800 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 55. | Outside | 70,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Fair standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 56. | Outside | 800 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Excellent standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 57. | Outside | 1,200 | 1 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | 4 | - | II. |
| 58. | Outside | 40,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Fair standard of bacterial purity, but reduction of the content of coliform organisms is desirable. | 1 | - | III. |
| 59. | Outside | 50,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Fair standard of bacterial purity, but reduction of the content of coliform organisms is desirable. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 60. | Outside | 1,200 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Very satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| . 61. | Outside | 4,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | High standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 62. | Outside | 30,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Passable standard of bacterial purity, but the content of coliform organisms should be less. | 3 | - | II. |
| 63. | Outside | 120,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Barely passable standard, and marked improvement should be attained. | ½ | - | III. |
| 64. | Outside | 3,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | High standard of bacterial purity. | 4 | - | II. |
| 65. | Outside | 300 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Excellent standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 66. | Outside | 1,200 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Passable standard of bacterial purity, but the content of coliform organisms should be less. | 3½ | - | II. |
| 67. | Outside | 120,000 | 3 in 3 | 3 in 3 | Sample unsatisfactory as it contains large numbers of bacteria including organisms of excremental origin. | 1 | - | III. |
| 68. | Outside | 1,100 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | High standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 69. | Outside | 22,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | 3½ | - | II. |
| 70. | Outside | 200 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Excellent standard of bacterial purity. | 4½ | I. | |
| 71. | Outside | 700 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | High standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 72. | Outside | 150,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Sample contains more bacteria than desirable and is therefore of a barely passable standard of bacterial purity. | 0 | - | IV. |
| 73. | Outside | 80,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Passable standard of bacterial purity, but improvement should be attainable. | 1½ | - | III. |
| 74. | Outside | 70,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Fair standard of bacterial purity, but a reduction of the content of coliform organisms is desirable. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 75. | Outside | 130,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Passable standard of bacterial purity. | 1½ | - | III. |
| 76. | Outside | 3,000 | 1 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 77. | Outside | 40,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | 3½ | - | II. |
| 78. | Outside | 800 | 1 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 79. | Outside | 11,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Fair standard of bacterial purity, but the content of coliform organisms should be less. | 4 | - | II. |
| 80. | Outside | 13,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 81. | Outside | 4,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | High standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4-½ | I. |
| 82. | Outside | 400 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Excellent standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 83. | Outside | 2,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | High standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 84. | Local | 20,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Fair standard of bacterial purity, but the content of coliform organisms should be less. | 2 | - | III. |
| 85. | Local | i mill. | 3 in 3 | 3 in 3 | Very unsatisfactory. Contains excessive numbers of bacteria including organisms of excremental origin in considerable numbers. | 0 | - | IV. |
| 86. | Outside | 30,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Fair standard of bacterial purity, but the content of coliform organisms should be less. | 4 | - | II. |
| 87. | Outside | 23,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 88. | Outside | 38,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Fair standard of bacterial purity, but the content of coliform organisms should be reduced. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 89. | Outside | 18,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory-standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 90. | Outside | 100,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Sample contains more bacteria than is desirable and is therefore only of a passable standard of bacterial purity. | 1 | - | III. |
| 91. | Outside | 10,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Fair standard of bacterial purity. Content of coliform organisms should be less. | - | 2½ | II. |
| 92. | Outside | 18,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Fair standard of bacterial purity, but the content of coliform organisms should be less. | - | 2½ | II. |
| 93. | Outside | 42,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Fair standard of bacterial purity, but the content of coliform organisms should be less. | - | 3½ | II. |
| 94. | Outside | 5,800 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 95. | Outside | 12,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 96. | Outside | 65,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Fair standard of bacterial purity, but the content of coliform organisms should be less. | - | l½ | III. |
| 97. | Outside | 70,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Fair standard of bacterial purity—improvement should be expected. | 2 | III. | |
| 98. | Local | 12,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Fair standard of bacterial purity, the content of coliform organisms should be less . | 2½ | - | II. |
| 99. | Local | 132,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Contains more bacteria than is desirable— much improvement should be attained. | 0 | - | IV. |
| 100. | Outside | 4,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | High standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 101. | Outside | 8,200 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Fair standard of bacterial purity, but content of coliform organisms should be reduced. | 3 | - | II. |
| 102. | Outside | 700 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Excellent standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 103. | Outside | 200 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Excellent standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 104. | Outside | 48,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Fair standard of bacterial purity but reduction of coliform organisms is desirable. | 2 | - | III. |
| 105. | Outside | 78,000 | 3 in 3 | 1 in 3 | Sample cannot be considered satisfactory as organisms of excremental origin are present. | ½ | - | III. |
| 106. | Local | 68,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Fair standard of bacterial purity, but content of coliform organisms should be less. | 2 | - | III. |
| 107. | Outside | 13,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Fair standard of bacterial purity, but reduction of the content of coliform organisms is desirable. | l½ | - | III. |
| 108. | Outside | 6,700 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | - | 41 | I. |
| 109. | Local | 5,000 | 3 in 3 | 1 in 3 | Unsatisfactory. Contains organisms of excremental origin in small numbers. | 4 | II. | |
| 110. | Outside | 78,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Fair standard of bacterial purity, but improvement should be attainable. | 3 | II. | |
| 111. 112. | Outside Outside | 130,000 700 | 3 in 3 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 0 in 3 | Passable standard only and much improvement should be attained. Excellent standard of bacterial purity. | 0 | 4½ | IV. I. |
| 113. | Outside | 15,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Fair standard of bacterial purity, but content of coliform organisms should be reduced. | 2 | —- | III. |
| 114. | Outside | 8,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Fairly satisfactory standing of bacterial purity but a reduction in the content of coliform organisms is required. | 2½ | - | II. |
| 115. | Outside | 28,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity, but a reduction in the content of coliform organisms is required. | 3 | - | II. |
| 116. | Local | 128,000 | 3 in 3 | 1 in 3 | Unsatisfactory, in that sample contains small numbers of organisms of excremental origin, indicating faecal contamination. | 1½ | - | III. |
| 117. | Outside | 19,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | High standard of bacterial purity. | 4½ | I. | |
| 118. | Outside | 6,200 | 2 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity, but a reduction in the content of coliform organisms is desired. | - | 3½ | II. |
| 119. | Outside | 35,000 | 2 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | 21 | - | II. |
| 120. | Outside | 1,200 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Excellent standard of bacterial purity. | -- | 4½ | I. |
| 121. | Outside | 3,600 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | High standard of bacterial purity. | 2½ | - | III. |
| 122. | Outside | 200 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Excellent standard of bacterial purity. | 2 | - | III. |
| 123. | Outside | 900 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Excellent standard of bacterial purity. | 3 | - | II. |
| 124. | Local | 23,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | 2½ | - | II. |
| 125. | Outside | 220,000 | 3 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Contains excessive numbers of bacteria and is therefore unsatisfactory. | 1 | - | III. |
| 126. | Outside | 14,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 127. | Outside | 5,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | High standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 128. | Outside | 18,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 129. | Outside | 8,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 130. | Outside | 15,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Satisfactory standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 131. | Outside | 2,000 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | High standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | I. |
| 132. | Outside | 1,500 | 2 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Fair standard of bacterial purity, but reduction of the content of coliform organisms is desirable. | 3½ | - | II. |
| 133. | Outside | 8,800 | 2 in 3 | 0 in 3 | Fair standard of bacterial purity, but reduction of the content of coliform organisms is desirable. | 3½ | - | II. |
| 134. | Outside | 4,300 | 0 in 3 | 0 in 3 | High standard of bacterial purity. | - | 4½ | 1. |