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TABLE I.— Table showing the quantity, of pollution in each sample.
Name of jail supply.
U n f i l t e r e d o r n a t u r a l w a t e r s . '
Tot al Col oni es per cc. on agar at 37° c.
Lact ose f erment ers i n
V i b r i o s i n 1 0 0 c c .
T r u e c o l i c o m .
20cc.
10cc.
5cc.
1cc.
·1cc.
·01cc.
Central Jail, Bellary
1,700
+
+
+
+
+
−
−
−
2,184
+
+
+
+
+
−
−
−
District Jail, Berhampur
1,950
+ +
+
+
+
−
−
−
1,975
+
+
+
+
+
−
−
−
610
+
+
+
+
+
−
−
−
Do.Cuddalore
2,600
+
+
+
+
+
−
−
−
1,030 +
+
+
+
+
+
+
−
Central Jail, Coimbatore
3,000
+
+
+
+
+
+
−
−
2,170
+
+
+
+
+
+
−
+
300 +
+
+
+
+
+
−
−
830
+
+
+
+
+
−
−
+
Do. Cannanore
1,640
+
+
+
+
+
−
−
−
3,020
+
+
+
+
+
−
−
−
560
+
+
+
+
+
−
−
−
District Jail, Palamcottah
Countless.
+
+
+
+
+
−
−
−
120
+
+
+
+
+
−
−
−
Central Jail, Rajahmundry
Countless.
+
+
+
+
+
−
−
−
700
+
+
+
+
+
−
+ −
Do. Salem
Countless.
+
+
+
+
+
+
−
−
1,510
+
+
+
+
+
−
−
−
District Jail, Tanjore
1,490
+
+
+
+
+
+
−
−
735
+
+
+
+
+
−
−
−
Central Jail, Vellore
474
+
+
+
+
+
−
−
−
Average
2,548
+
+
+
+
+
−
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Note.—For the purposes of averages "countless" is taken to be 10,000 per cc.
The various quantites 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 Analyses.
[Parts per 100,000]
Name of jail.
Colour and trans-
parency.
Total,
solids.
Hardness.
Chl or i ne
A m m o n i a c a l n i t r o g e n
A l b u mi n i o d n i t r o g e n
O x y g e n a b s o r p t i o n
Ni t r i c n i t r o g e n
Remarks
Te mp o r a r y .
P e r m a n e n t .
Total.
Central jail, Bellary. Colourless and clear
95·000 22·500 25·000 47·500 10·650 0·006 0·012 0·037 1·625 Well water.
Do.
46·400 14·000
2·000
16·000
6·035
0·002 0·003 0·022 0·650
Do.
District Jail, Ber
¬hampur.
White and hazy
48·200 7·500
0·500
8·000
3·550 0·002 0·006 0·044 0·175
Do.
Colourless and clear
49·000 18·500
4·500 23·000
6·035 0·002 0·006 0·022 0·675
Do.
District Jail, Cud¬dalore
Do.
16·000 1·500
2·500
4·000
1·775
0·003 0·003 0·012 0·250 Lake well.
Do.
15·400
1·000
2·000
3·000
1·775 0·004 0·003 0·007 0·275 Tap water.
Central Jail, Coim
¬batore.
Do.
202·000 50·000 45·000 95·000 46·150 trace
0·002 0·018 0·450 Old well.
Do.
225·0001 32·500 57·500 90·000 49·700 trace trace 0·018 0·500 New wall.
Do.
11·400 2·000
3·500
5·500
1·065 trace trace 0·025 0·137 Well No. 1.
Do.
20·000 2·500
3·600 5·500
3·195 trace trace 0·025 0·175 Well No. 2.
Central Jail, Canna
¬nore.
Do.
9·400 0·500
2·500
3·000
0·710 trace 0·003 0·025 0 125 Well No.3.
Do.
21·000 4·500
3·500
8·000
2·130 trace 0·004 0·0371 0·200 Well N0.4,
Do.
4·600 0·500
0·500
1·000
0·355 0·002 0·002 0 025 ·037 Tope well.
Do.
8·000 Nil.
0·500
0·500
2·130 0·063 0·002 0·031 0·62 Tank water.
District Jail, Palam
¬cottah.
Do.
31·400 12·000
3·000
15·000
1·065 0·006 0·003 0·025 0·175 Well water.
Do.
37 . 400 15·500
5 500 21·000
2·840 0·002 0·002 0·012 0·525
Do.
Central Jail, Rajah
¬mundry.
Do.
37 . 000 14·500
5·500 20·000
2·840 0·003 0·002 0·012 0·550 Reservoir.
Central Jail, Salem.
Do.
141·000 26·250 35·000 61·250 14·200 0·006 0·013 0·065 3·250 Well water.
Do.
111·000 27·500 30·000 57·500
14·200 trace 0·003 0·022 1·800
Do.
Do.
20·200
1·000
2·000
3·000
2·130 0·003 trace 6·009 0·162 Reservoir.
District Jail, Tan
jore.
Slightly yellowish and
hazy.
20·200 0·500
3·500
4·000
2·130 trace trace 0·015 0·175 Well water.
Central jail vellore
Slightly yel
lowish but clear
153·000 28·000 34·000 62·000
2 1 · 3 0 0
0·016 0·008 0·036 1·925
Do.
Colourless and clear
103·000 27·000 21·000 48·000
12·780 trace 0·0031 0·035 1·100
D
o.