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OOTACAMUND.
WATER SAMPLES TAKEN—8TH, 9TH AND 10TH JUNE 1911.
REMARKS.—The supply is constant. There has been about 21.03 inches of rain since last analysis. The level of water in the various
reservoirs is as follows :—
Names of Reservoirs.
Level of water.
Dodabetta Upper ... ... ... ...
Full and overflowing.
Kodappamund ... ... ... ... ...
Full.
Old Ooty Cistern ... . . .
. . .
Nearly full.
Dodabetta Lower ... ... ... ... ...
4.75 feet.
Tiger Hill ... ... ... ... ...
34.10 feet.
Marlimund
..
.. ... ... ...
16.60 feet.
Bacteriological Analyses.
SAMPLE I—DODABETTA UPPER RESERVOIR.
N u m b e r .
L a c t o s e .
Sa c c ha r os e . D u l c i t e . A d o n i t e .
I n u l i n e .
Vo g e s a n d P r o s k . I n d o l M o t i l i t y . G r o u
Name of Bacilli.
Group and
Remarks .
Total colonies per cc. on agar at 37° C.—140.
Bile salt lactose, medium.
+
-
1 tube of 20 cc. ... ... ...
1
...
1 + + - - - - + - IV B. Coscoroba
. . .
Group I, nil.
2 tubes of 10 cc. ... .... ... ...
2
. . .
2 + + - - - - + + IV B. 106
. . .
. . . „ II, nil,
3 . „ 5 c c .
. . .
. . . .
. . .
. . .
3
. . . .
3 +
+ - - - - + + IV D o . . . . . . .
„
III
ni l .
3 „ 1 cc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
. . .
4 + + - - - -
+ - IV B. Coscoroba
. . . . .
„
IV,10,
3 „ .1 cc. ... ... ... ...
...
3
5 + + - - - -
+
+
IV B . 1 0 6 . . . .
3 „ .01 cc. ... ... ... ...
. . .
3
6 + + - - - - + + IV D o . . . .
7 + + - - - - + + IV D o . . . .
Fœcal bacilli in 1 cc. and upwards.
8 + + - - - - + - IV B. Coscoroba . . .
Class I, ni l .
9 + + - - - - + - IV
Do.
. . . „ II, 10,
No vibrios in 100 cc.
10 + + - - - - + - IV
D o . . . .
„
III,
n i l .
SAMPLE II—DODABETTA LOWER RESERVOIR.
1 + - - + - - + - I B. Acidilactici.
Total colonies per cc. on agar at 37° C.—330.
2
+ - - + - - + - I
Do. ...
Group I, 10,
3 + - -- -+ - - + - I
Do. ...
„
II
n i l .
Bile salt lactose, medium.
+
-
4 + - - + - - + - I
Do. ...
„III, n i l
,
5
+ - - + - - + - I
Do. ...
„ IV, nil.
6 + - - + - - + - I
Do.
7
+ - - + - - + - I
Do.
1 tube of 20 cc.... ... ...
1
. . .
8 + - - + - - + - I
Do. ...
Class I, nil,
2 tubes of 10 cc..... ...
2
. . .
9 + - - + - - + - I
Do. ...
„ II, 10,
3 „ 5 cc. ... ... ... ...
3
. . .
10 + - - + - - + - I
Do. ...
„ III, nil.
3 „ 1 cc. ... ... ... ...
2
1
3 „ .1cc. ... ... ... ...
. . .
3
3 „ .01 cc. ... ... ... ...
. . .
3
Fœcal bacilli in 1 cc. and upwards.
No vibrios in 100 cc.
SAMPLE III —DODABETTA PIPE LINE.
I + + - - - - + -
IV B. Coscoroba. . . .
Group I, n i l .
Total colonies per cc. on agar at 37° 0.—50.
2 + + - - - - + - IV
Do. ...
3 + + - - - - + -- IV
Do...
„
II
n i l .
4 + + - - - -
- + - IV
D o . . .
Bile salt lactose, medium.
+
-
„
III,
n i l
.
5 + + - - - - + - IV
Do. ...
„
IV
n i l
6 + + - - - - - + - IV
Do. ...
7 + + - - - - i + - IV
Do....
1 tube of 20 cc. . . . . . . . . .
1
. . .
Class I, n i l .
8 + + - - - - + - IV
Do. ...
9 + + - - - - +
+- IV
Do. ...
„ I I
n i l
,
2 tubes of 10 cc. . . . . . . . . .
1
1
„ III, n i l .
10 + + - - - - + - IV
Do. ...
3 „ 5 cc. . . . . . . . . .
2
1
3 „ 1 cc. . . . . . . . . .
2
1
3 „ .1 cc. ... ... ... ...
. . .
3
3 „ .01
cc. ... ... ... ...
. . .
3
Fœcal bacilli in 1 cc. and upwards.
No vibrios in 100 cc.
SAMPLE IV.—TIGER HILL RESERVOIR.
1 + + - + - - - - IV B. Gasoformans.
Group I, n i l .
Total colonies per cc. on agar at 37° C.—1,160.
2 + + - + - - + + lV B. 100 ... ...
3 + + - + - - - - IV B. Gasoformans ...
„ II, n i l .
Bile salt lactose, medium.
+ -
„ III, n i l .
4 + + - + - - - - IV
D o . . . .
5 + + - + - - - - IV
Do.
. . .
„
IV,
n i l .
1 tube of 20 cc. ... ... ...
1 . . .
6
+ + - + - - - - IV
D o . . . .
7
+. + -
+ -
-
+ - IV
B .
101.
2 tubes of 10 cc.
.. ...
2
. . .
Class I, n i l .
8 + + + + I
. - + - - - - - IV B. Gasoformans ...
3 „ 5 cc. ...
.. ... ...
2
1
9 + + - + - - - + IV
? . . .
„
II,8
3 „ 1 cc. ... ... ... ...
. . . . 3 10 + + - + - - - + IV
? . . .
„
III,
, n i l .
3 „ 1cc. ...
..
... ...
. . . 3
Undete
r m i e d 2 .
3 „ .01cc.
.. ... ... ...
. . . 3
Fœcal bacilli in 5 cc. and upwards.
No vibrios in 100 cc.