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TABLE I.
Table showing the quantity of pollution in each sample.
Name of Jail supply.
Unfiltered or Natural waters.
Total colonies
per cc. on
agar at
37°.
Lactose fermenters in
T r u e c o l i c o m .
20
cc.
10
cc.
5
cc.
1
co.
· 1
cc.
•01
cc
Central Jail, Bellary
.. .. ..
. . ..
+ +
+ +
+
—
—
Countless.
+
+
+ +
+ —
—
District Jail, Berhampur .. .. ..
. . Countless
+
+
+ +
+
—
—
Do.
+ + + +
—
— —
Do. Cuddalore .. .. ..
. .
250
+
+ + + +
—
—
140
+ + + — —
— —
Central Jail, Coimbatore .. .. .. ..
100
+
+ +
— —
—
—
5 2 0
+
— —
— —
— —
Do. Cannanore .. .. .. ..
350
+ + +
—
—
— —
600
+
+
+ + +
—
—
. .
+ + +
+
—
— +
1,120
+ + +
+ +
—
—
660
+ + + +
—
—
—
170
+ + + + +
—
—
District Jail, Palamcottah .. ..
..
Countless.
+
+
+ +
—
— +
Central Jail, Rajahmundry
1,890
+ + + + +
—
— +
3,150
+ + + + +
—
—
Do. Salem
.. .. . .
. .
1,610
+ +
+ +
—
—
—
1,520
+ + + + + +
—
District Jail, Tanjore .. .. .. ..
150
+
+
+ +
+
—
—
Central Jail, Vellore
..
..
. .
1,920
+
+ + + +
—
—
2,640
+ +
+ + + +
—
Average ..
2,839
+ + + + +
—
2 / 2 2
NOTE.—For the purposes of averages " Countless " is taken to be 10,000 per cc.
† S i g n i f i e s " n o t d e t e r m i n e d . "
The various quantities of the sample that showed the presence of fœcal bacilli are marked +, those from which
these organisms were absent are marked —.
TABLE II.
Tabular Statement of Chemical Analysis.
[Parts per 100,000.]
Name of Jail
Colour and
transparency.
Total
solids.
Hardness.
Chlo
rine.
Ammo-
niacal
Nitro-
gen.
A l b u m i -
noid
Nitro-
gen.
Oxygen
absorp-
tion.
Nitric
Nitro-
gen.
Remarks.
Tem-
porary.
Perma-
nent. Total.
Central Jail,
Bellary.
Colourless and
clear.
95.000 24.500 23.000 47.500 11.360 0.006 0.003 0.042 0.775 Wel l wat er .
Yellowish but
clear.
68.200 27.500 2.500 30.000 7.455 0.015 0.021 0.195 1.125
Do.
District Jail
, Berhampur.
Slightly yellow-
ish bat clear.
51.000 17.500 2.500 20.000 7.810 0.006 0.007 0.033 1.400
Do.
Colourless and
clear.
58.400 12.500 0.500 13.000 4.615 Trace. 0.004 0.041 0.112 Camp well.
District Jail,
Cuddalore.
Do.
15.400 3.000 2.500 5.500 1.775 0.003 0.004 0.011 0.400 Lake well.
Do.
17.200 1.500 2.500 4.000 1.775 0.004 0.003 0.010 0.450 Tap water.
Central Jail,
Coimbatore.
Do.
204.600 30.000 50.000 80.000 53.250 0.002 Trace. 0.041 1.250 Old well.
Do.
222.600 37.500 57.500 95.000 49.700 Trace. Trace. 0.014 1.500 New well.
Central Jail,
Cannanore.
Do.
11.200 3.000 2.500 5.500 1.065 Trace. Trace. 0.014 0.225 Well No. 1.
Do.
8.200 0.500 2.500 3.000 1.775 0.002 Trace. 0.011 0.200 Do. No. 2.
Do.
6.600 Nil.
2.500 2.500 0.887 0.003 0.003 0.023 0.375 Do. No. 3.
Slightly yellow-
ish but clear.
16.200 4.750 2.750 7.500 1.420 0.004 0.003 0.042 0.250 Do No. 4.
Colourless and
clear.
3.000 1.000 0.500 1.500 0.132 0.004 0.011 0.033 0.062 Tope well.
Do.
4.600 0.500 1.000 1.500 0.887 0.007 0.004 0.056 0.112 Tank water.
District Jail,
Palamcottah.
Do.
28.200 10.000 3.000 13.000 1.065 0.004 0.003 0.021 0.237 Well water.
Central Jail,
Rajahmundry.
Do.
35.600 11.500 4.500 16.000 3.017 0.002 0.003 0.011 0.725 Reservoir.
Do.
35.200 11.500 4.500 16.000 3.017 Trace. 0.004 0.010 0.750 Well water.
Central Jail,
Salem.
Do
115.000 28.500 29.000 57.500 14.555 0.002 Trace. 0.056 1.125
Do.
Slightly yellow-
ish but clear.
138.600 28.500 34.000 62.500 14.200 0.003 0.004 0.069 3.072
Do.
District Jail,
Tanjore.
Colourless and
clear.
17.400 2.500 2.500 5.000 1.420 0.002 0.003 0.029 0.175
Do.
Central Jail,
Vellore.
Do.
103.400 29.500 18.000 47.500 10.650 Trace. 0.003 0.040 1.575
Do.
Slightly yellow-
ish but clear.
138.000 27.500 30.000 57.500 19.170 0.003 0.007 0.040 1.850 Tap water.