NationalLibraryOfScotland/medical-history-of-british-india huggingface dataset:
T ABLE VII—cont.
Number of bloods examined.
History of cases.
Wassermann re-action
before treatment.
Treatment.
N u m b e r .
Date of
examination.
Name.
History.
Reaction.
Degree
of
reaction.
Treatment.
Reaction
subsequent to
treatment.
Remarks.
Levaditi's modification of Wassermann's re-action—cont.
414 21st November 1912 . A. Rayapuram . . .
Rupial ulcers fore-arm. Keratitis—loss of
vision.
Negative . . .
. . .
Salvarsan (23rd Nov-
ember 1912) (19th
December 1912)
(11th January 1913).
. . .
Original method—posi-
tive trace—improve
-
ment not marked.
415
Do.
M.
Do. . . .
Periostitis leg. Sore four years ago . . .. Positive . . . Strong . . .
Salvarsan (23rd Nov-
ember 1912).
. . .
416 23rd November 1912. S. Nair, Rayapuram . . .
Vide case 395 . . .
. . .
. . .
Salvarsan (12th Nov-
ember 1912) (5th
December 1912).
Positive moderate . . .
Cured.
417
Do.
A.S.
Do. . . .
. . .
Positive . . . Weak . . .
Salvarsan . . .
. . .
418
Do.
V.
Do. . . .
Phagadaenic sore in penis . . . Negative . . .
. . .
Salvarsan (26th Nov-
ember 1912) (14th
December 1912).
. . .
Original method—posi-
tive trace-improve-ment slow.
ment slow.
419
Do.
G.
Do. . . .
Chancre acquired a month and a half ago . . . Positive . . . Trace . . .
Salvarsan (29th Nov-
ember 1912) (21st
December 1912).
. . .
Cured.
420
Do.
R.
Do. . ..
Sore penis. Enlargement of glands . . .
Do. . . .. Weak . . .
Salvarsan (30th Nov-
ember 1912) (21st
December 1912.)
. . .
Sore healed up.
421 26th November 1912.
C., Ophthalmic hospital . . .
Infection three years ago. Ulcer on the
right eye upper lid. Secondary eruption
over the body.
Do. . . . Strong . . .
. . .
. . .
422 27th November 1912.
Pte. B., Poonamallee . . .
Infection three years ago . . .
. . .
. . .
Mercury and Iodide . . . Negative
. . .
423
Do.
Dr. S., Poonamallee . . .
Infection a year ago . . .
Mercury and Salvar-
san (31st
Jul
1912).
Negative . . .
. . .
424
Do.
Pte. B., Poonamallee . . .
Infection five months ago . . .
. . .
. . .
Mercury and Salvar-
san (24th
July
1912)
Negative . . .
425
Do.
Pte. C., Poonamallee . . .
Infection ten months ago . . .
. . .
. . .
Mercury and Salvar-
san (31st
July
1912).
Negative . . . . . .
426
V. Rao, Rayapuram
. . . Sore penis . . .
Do.
Negative . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
427
D o .
V. Sastri, Rayapuram . . .
Pain in all joints . . .
Weak . . ..
Positive . . .
. . .
. . .
428
1st December 1912 . . . T. A. B., Care of Major C.
Smith, I .M.S.
. . . Positive . . .
Weak
. . .
. . .
429
2nd December 1912 . . . A. B., G. H. . . .
. . .
Negative . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
430
Do.
M.S., Rayapuram . . .
Sore three years ago with a bubo. Ever
since keeping good health, but wife had
abortion recently. Hence suspicion.
Negative . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
TABLE VII—cont.
Number of bloods examined.
History of cases.
Wassermann re-action
before treatment.
Treatment.
Remarks.
N u m b e r .
Date of
examination.
Name.
History.
Reaction.
Degree
of
reaction.
Treatment.
Reaction
subsequent to
treatment.
Levadiii's modification of Wassermann's re-action—cont.
451
7th December 1912 . . . K., Rayapuram . . .
Ulcer lips. Infection two years ago . . . Positive . . . Weak . . .
. . .
. . .
452
Do. . . . M.
Do. . . .
Sore penis Glands enlarged . . .
Do. . . . Strong . . . Salvarsan, 17th Dec-
ember 1912.
. . .
453 11th December 1912 . . . O. B., Lunatic Asylum . . .
. . .
Negative . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
454
Do. . . . Case care of Major C. Smith,
I.M.S.
. . .
Do. . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
455 12th December 1912 . . . Pte. H., Poonamallee . . .
Infection two years ago. This is of a malig -
nant type.
. . .
. . .
Mercury, Iodide and
Salvarsan, 4th June
1912, 21st June
1912, 17th
July
1912
and
19th
August 1912.
Negative . . .
456
Do. . . . Pte. S., Poonamallee . . .
Venereal sore seven weeks ago . . . Negative . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
457
Do. . . . Gr .. R., Poonamallee . . .
Negative . . .
Mercury and Salvar-
san, 10th July 1912.
Infection five months ago . . .
. . .
. . .
458
Do. . . . Pte. C., Poonamallee . . .
Infection four months ago . . .
. . .
. . .
Do. . . .
Mercury and Salvar-
san, 7th August
1912.
459
Do. . . . Dr. K., Rayapuram . . .
Vide case 386 . . . Positive . . . Trace . . .
. . .
Salvarsan, 24th De c -
ember 1912.
460
Do. . . . K. Rao, Rayapuram
. . .
Psoriasis both palms . . . Negative . . .
. . .
Salvarsan, 24th Dec-
ember 1912 and 16th
January 1913.
. . .
461
Do. . . . S., G.H. . . .
Chronic ulcers, right leg. No definite
history.
Do. . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
462
Do. . . . Pt. Care of Dr. K.P. . . .
Do. . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
463 14th December 1912 . F E. M. Care of Major C.
Smith, I. M .S.
. . .
Do. . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
464
Do. . . . G. Rayapuram . . .
Venereal sore penis (?) . . .
Do. . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Ulcer ankle (?) . . .
465
Do. . . . B. Do. . . .
Do. . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
466 16th December 1912 . . . Pte. C., Poonamallee . . .
Infection two years ago. Disease of
malignant type.
. . .
. . .
Mercury and Salvar-
san, 11th September
1912 and 30th Octo -
ber 1912.
Negative
467
Do. . . .
Do. . . . Infection ten months ago . . .
. . .
. . .
Mercury and Salvar-
san, 27th June 1912
and 29th July 1912.
Do. . . .
468
Do. . . . Pte. S., Poonamallee . . .
Infection two years ago . . .
. . .
. . .
Mercury, Iodide and
Salvarsan, 21st May
1912 and 14th June
1912.
Do. . . .
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TABLE VII—cont.
Number of bloods examined.
History of cases.
Wassermann re-action
before treatment.
Treatment.
Remarks.
N u m b e r .
Date of
examination.
Name.
H i s t o r y .
Reaction.
Degree
of
reaction.
Treatment.
Reaction
subsequent to
treatment.
Levaditi' s modification of Wassermann's re-action —cont.
469 16th December 1912 . . . Pte. D., Poonamallee . . .
Infection two years ago . . .
. . .
. . .
Mercury . . . Negative . . .
470
Do. . . . pt. Care of Dr. K. P. . . .
. . .
Positive . . . Weak . . .
. . .
. . .
471
Do. . . . A case, G. H . . .
Old case of syphilis (?) . . .
Do. . . . Trace . . .
. . .
. . .
472 19th December 1912 . . . H. E. D. S., Care of Major
C. Smith, I.M.S. . . .
. . .
Negative . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
473 23rd December 1912 . . . Pte. W., Poonamallee . . .
Infection eight years ago. Throat con
-
gested. Enlarged and shotty glands.
. . .
. . .
Mercury . . . Positive Moderate . . .
474
Do. . . . Pte. M., Poonamallee . . .
Shotty glands, ulcer on tonsils, and also an
attack of gonorrhœa.
Negative . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
475
Do . . . Pte. T., Poonamallee . . .
Venereal sore three weeks ago . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
476
Do. . . . Pte. C., Poonamallee . . .
Infection two years ago . . .
. . .
. . .
Mercury . . . Negative . . .
477 28th December 1912 . . . P. Rayapuram . . .
Congenital syphilis. Extensive ulceration
of face and nose.
Positive . . .
Weak . . . Salvarsan, 7th Janu-
ary 1913.
. . .
478
Do. . . . M. Do. . . .
Rash (?) . . .
Negative . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
479 30th December 1912 . . . Pte. B. , Poonamallee . . .
Clinically syphilitic . . .
. . .
. . .
Mercury . . . Negative . . .
480
Do. . . . Pte. V., Poonamallee . . .
Case of venereal sore seventeen days ago . . .
Negative . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
481 31st December 1912 . . . M. Pillai, G.H. . . .
. . .
Do. . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
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APPENDIX II.
NOTES ON VACCINE AND SERUM THERAPY
.
By Civil Assistant Surgeon M. Kesava Poi, M.D.
TABLE I
Number of doses of bacterial vaccines sent out during 1912.
Table II which will be found at the end of these notes shows in detail the nature of the
cases treated.
As will be seen from this table, the results of autogenous vaccine treatment could
not be followed in a large number of cases as the patients were either lost sight of by the
medical men in whose charge they had been, or else, for various reasons, the treatment was not
given a reasonable trial. In some few cases of an extremely acute type the vaccines could not
be got ready in time to be of any avail. In order to trace the history of as many cases as
possible in future, a system of sending case cards with each despatch of vaccine, is being devised.
These cards will be filled in by the medical men in charge of the cases and will then be returned
to the Institute.
In table II is shown the number and nature of the autogenous vaccines manufactured
during the year with the results obtained from their use. It will be seen from this table that a
large variety of diseased conditions was treated with vaccines. A few observations on some of
these cases grouped under the different classes of diseases, will be of some interest. They will
give us an idea not only of the bacteriology of several diseased conditions, both medical and
surgical and affecting different parts of the body, but also what results may be expected from
the application of vaccine therapy to such conditions.
Furunculosis is the most common complaint treated with autogenous as well as with stock
staphylococcus vaccines and is the condition in which the percentage of cures brought about is
the highest. The staphylococcus aureus was almost invariably the organism isolated. Of the
36 cases for whom autogenous vaccines were made, the results of treatment in 20 were not
reported. Of the remaining 16, 10 were cured, 4 improved and 2 were not benefited. Most of
the unreported cases were out-patients of the different hospitals whose progress it was naturally
difficult to follow. There is however little doubt that most of these were cured after one or two
injections and the patients did not therefore attend for subsequent inoculations. A polyvalent
antistaphylococcic vaccine was prepared during the year from over 80 different strains and is
being issued as a stock vaccine.
Eczema and Pemphigus. —Several cases of the streptococcal pemphigoid skin eruption
described in the report for 1911, were treated with autogenous vaccines.
A very successful and interesting case, so treated, was in a female, the subject of Bright's
disease (case 39) who developed an attack of very acute pemphigus with severe constitutional
symptoms. The eruption commenced as bullæ, but these rapidly scabbed over and their fluid
12
Half-yearly Chemical and Bacteriological Report on the Water-
Supply of the Jails in the Madras Presidency for the half-
year ending 30th June 1912, being Part I of Appendix
III to the Annual Report of the King Institute of Preventive
Medicine, Madras, for the year 1912.
DISTRICT JAIL, TANJORE.
WATER SAMPLES TAKEN-21 ST APRIL 1912.
Bacteriological Analyses.
Bile salt lactose, medium.
+
–
1 tube of 20 cc.
1
1
+ − − −
−
− + −
I
B. Vesiculosus.
2 tubes of 10 cc.
2
2 + − − − − − + −
I
Do.
Group I, 8.
3 „ 5 c c .
3
3 + + − − − − + − IV B. Coscoroba
„
II, nil
.
3 „ 1 cc.
3
4 + + − + − + − − IV B. Lactis ærogenes
„ I I I , ni l l .
3 „ ·1 cc.
2
1
5 + − − − − − + −
I
B. Vesiculosus
„ IV, 2.
3 „··01. cc.
3
6 + − − − − − + −
I
Do.
7
+ −
− − − − + −
I
Do.
Fœcal bacilli in ·1 cc. and upwards.
8 + − − − − − + −
I
Do.
Class I, nil.
9 + − − − − − + −
I
No vibrios in 100 cc.
10 + −
−
− − − +
−
I
SAMPLE II.—QUARANTINE WELL.
1 + + − − −
−
+
−
IV B. Coscoroba.
2
+ + − + − −
− −
IV B. Gasoformans
Group I, nil.
Total colonies per cc. on agar at 37° C.
—2,200.
3 + + − − − − + − IV
4 + + − − − − + − IV
Bile salt lactose, medium.
+
−
5 + + − − − − + − IV
Do.
„ I V , 9
6 + + − − − − + − IV
Do.
7
+ + − − − − + −
IV
Do.
1 tube of 20 cc.
1
8 + + − − − − + − IV
Do.
Class I nil.
2 tubes of 10 cc.
2
9 + + + − − + − − III B. 67
„
I I , 1 0 .
3 „ 5 cc.
3
10 + + − − − − + − IV B. Coscoroba
„ I I I , n i l .
3 „ 1 cc.
3
3 „ ·1 cc.
3
3 „ ·01. cc.
1
2
Fœcal bacilli in ·1 cc. and upwards.
No vibrios in 100 cc.
REPORT.
The water of these wells does not improve on acquaintance. The type of wateir is and always has been
rather unusual for a well water as it is extremely soft. It always shows signs of great pollution, however,
though the signs of this vary somewhat. On this occasion the bacteriological findings are bad though they
have been worse. The worst feature this time is the high figure for organic matter having a most exception-
ally bad carbon-nitrogen ratio. Features of this sort suggest a highly polluted lake or pond water rather than
a well water.
Chemical Analyses.
PIPE ADJOINING THE
PUMP WELL.
QUARANTINE WELL.
Physical appearances.
Colour and
Transparency.
Colourless and clear.
White and hazy.
Smell.
None.
None.
Total solids
Parts per 100,000
19·000
17·000
Temporary hardness
Do.
1·000
1·000
Permanent hardness
Do.
3·000
3·000
Total hardness
Do.
4·000
4·000
Chlorine
Do.
Ammoniacal nitrogen
Do.
0·003
0·004
Albuminoid nitrogen
Do.
0·017
0·015
Do.
0·031
0·041
Nitric nitrogen
Do.
0·250
0·225
Nitrites
Nil .
Nil.
Sulphates
Present.
Trace.
Phosphates
Nil .
Nil .
Iron, poisonous metals
Nil, nil.
Nil, nil .
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DISTRICT JAIL, CUDDALORE.
WATER SAMPLES TAKEN-21sT APRIL 1912.
Bacteriological Analyses .
SAMPLE I.-LAKE WE LL WATER.
Total colonies per cc. on agar at 37° C.-1,480.
Bile salt lactose, medium.
+
−
1 tube of 20 cc.
1
1 + + +
− −
−
+
−
I I I
B. Neapolitanus.
2 tubes of 10 cc.
2
2 + + + + − − − − III B. Pneumoniæ
Group I, nil.
3 „ 5 cc.
3
3
+
+ − − − − − − IV B.111
„ II, nil.
3 „ 1 cc.
3
4
+
+ − + − − − − IV B.Gasoformans
„ III, 4.
3 „ ·1 cc.
3
5 + + − + − + − − IV B. Lactis ærogenes
„ IV, 6.
3 „ ·01 cc.
3
6 + + − + − − − − IV B. Gasoformans.
7 + + − + − − − − I V
Do.
Fœcal bacilli in 1 cc. and upwards.
8 + + − + − + − − IV B. Lactis ærogenes
Class I, nil.
No vibrios in 100 cc.
9 + + + + − − − − III B. Pneumoniæ
„ II, 9.
10
+ + +
+ − − − −
I I I
Do.
„ III, nil.
Undetermined, 1.
SAMPLE II—KITCHEN TAP WATER.
1
+ − − − − − + −
I
B. Vesiculosus.
2
+ − − − − − + −
I
Do.
Group I, 6.
Total colonies per cc. on agar at 37°C.-8,300.
3 + − − − − − + −
I
Do.
„ II, nil.
+
−
4 + + − + − + − − IV B. Lactis ærogenes
„ III, nil .
Bile salt lactose, medium.
5 + + − − − + − − IV B. 112
„ IV, 4.
6
+ − − − − − + −
I
B. Vesiculosus.
1 tube of 20 cc.
1
7 + + − + − + − − IV B. Lactis ærogenes.
2 tubes of 10 cc.
2
8 + + − − − − + − IV
B.Coscoroba
Class I, nil.
3 „ 5 cc.
3
9
+ − − − − − + −
IV
B. Vesiculosus
„ II, 3
3 „ 1 cc.
3
10 + − − − − − + −
I
Do.
„ III, 6
3 „ ·1 cc.
3
Undetermined, 1.
3 „ ·01 cc.
2
1
Fœcal bacilli in ·01 cc. and upwards.
No vibrios in 100 cc.
REPORT.
These waters are worse than they have been for some time. Bacteriologically they show high to very high
total counts, many to very many fœcal germs and a great variety of species among the latter. This indicates
extensive pollution. Chemically the waters both show the extremely high figure for oxidised nitrogen which
we are accustomed to, but they show a high amount of albuminoid ammonia which is an exceedingly suspicious
circumstance. The waters are very far from being satisfactory.
Chemical. Anaiyses .
LAKE WELL.
KITCHEN TAP WATER.
Colour and
Transparency.
Colourless and
clear.
Colourless
and clear.
Smell.
None.
None.
Total solids
Parts per 100,000
15·000
14·400
Temporary hardness
Do.
1 · 0 0 0
1 · 0 0 0
Permanent hardness
Do.
3·500
2·500
Total hardness
Do.
4·500
3·500
Chlorine
Do.
1·420
1·420
Ammoniacal nitrogen
Do.
0·002
Trace.
Albuminoid nitrogen
Do.
0·012
0·011
Oxygen absorbed ( Tidy' s Process) Do.
0·031
0·021
Nitric nitrogen
Do.
0·400
0·375
Nil.
Nil.
Trace.
Trace.
Nil.
Nil .
Nil, nil.
Nil, nil.
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CENTRAL JAIL, COIMBATORE.
WATER SAMPLES TAKEN-15TH MAY 1912.
Bacteriological Analyses.
SAMPLE I.—OLD WELL.
Number.
Lact ose.
Saccharose.
Dul ci t e.
Adonite.
I n u l i n .
V o g e s a n d P r o s k . Indol.
Mot i l i t y.
Group.
Name of Bacilli.
Group and
Remarks.
Total colonies per cc, on agar at 37° C.-3,400
Bile salt lactose, medium
+
—
1 tube of 20 cc. . . .
1
. . .
1
+ -
- -
- - + -
I B. Vesiculosus.
2 tubes of 10 cc. . . .
2 . . .
2
+ -
- -
- - + -
I
Do. . . . Group I, 8.
3 " 5 cc. . . .
3
. . . 3
+ -
- -
- - + +
I
Do. . . .
" II, , nil.
3 " 1
cc. . . .
3
. . .
4 + -
- -
- - + +
I B. Grunthal
" III, nil...
3 "1 cc. . . .
3
. . . 5 + + - -
- - + + IV B. 106 . . .
„
" I V , 2 .
3."01 cc. . . .
3
. . .
6 + +
- -
- - + +
I B. Vesiculosus.
7 + - - + - - + -
I B. Acidi lactici.
Fœcal bacilli in 01 cc. and upwards.
8 +
- -
- - + -
I B. Vesiculosus . . . Class I, nil.
9 + -
- -
- - + -
I
Do. . . . "II,
3.
No vibrios in 100 cc.
10 + + - - - - + - IV B.C o s c o r o b a . . . " III, 7.
SAMPLE II.—NEW WELL.
1
+ -
- -
- - + +
I B. Grunthal.
2
+ -
- -
- - + +
I
Do. . . . Group I, 8.
3 + -
- -
- - + +
I
Do. . . .
" I I ,
n i l
.
Total colonies per cc. on agar at 37° C.—1,330.
4 + -
- -
- - - -
I B. Mutabilis . . .
„ III, nil .
5 + -
- -
- - + +
I B. Grunthal . . .
" I V , 2 .
Bile salt lactose, medium.
6 + + - + - - - + IV
?
+
- 7 + -
- -
- - + +
I B. Grunthal.
8 + + - + - - - +
I V
? . . . Class I, nil.
9 + — — — — — + + I B. Grunthal
...
„ II, nil.
1 tube of 20 cc. . . .
1
. . . 10 +- - - - - + + +
I
Do. . . .
„ III, 8.
2 tubes of 10 cc. . . .
2
. . .
Undeter -
mined, 2.
3 " 5 cc. . . .
3
. . .
3 " 1 cc. . . .
2
1
3 " .1 cc. . . .
1
2
3 " .
01 cc. . . .
...
3
Fœcal bacilli in 1 cc. and upwards.
No vibrios in 100 cc.
REPORT.
The water of the old well is very bad, no new state of affairs but the new well water almost appears
fair by comparison, which would be a new state of affairs for it. The nitric nitrogen is extremely high in
both and as this is associated in the old well water with high albuminoid ammonia and nitrogen-carbon ratio,
the water may be said to be bad in every conceivable direction. Some change is eminently desirable.
Chemical Analyses.
OLD WELL.
NEW WELL.
Physical appearances.
Colour and
Transparency.
Colourless and
clear.
Colourless and
clear.
Smel l .
N o n e .
None.
QUANTITATIVE.
Total solids
. . . Parts per 100,000 . . .
195.000
213.000
Temporary hardness . . .
Do. . . .
45.000
42.500
Permanent hardness . . .
Do. . . .
50.000
62.500
Total hardness . . .
Do. . . .
95.000
105.000
Chlorine . . .
Do. . . .
49.700
49.700
Ammoniacal nitrogen . . .
Do. . . .
Trace.
Trace.
Albuminoid nitrogen . . .
Do. . . .
0.011
0.004
Oxygen absorbed ( Tidy's Process) . . .
Do. . . .
0.036
0.036
• N i t r i c n i t r o g e n . . .
Do. . . .
1.000
1.500
QUALITATIVE.
Nitrites . . .
Nil.
Nil.
Sulphates . . .
Marked.
Marked.
Phosphates . . .
Nil.
Nil.
Iron, poisonous metals . . .
Nil, nil. Nil, nil.
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SAMPLE NO. V.—TOPE WELL.
Total colonies per cc. on agar at 37° C.-Countless.
1 tube of 20 cc.
1
2 tubes of 10 cc.
2
1 + + − + − − − − IV B. Gasoformans.
3 „ 5 cc.
3
2 + + − + − − − − IV
Do.
Group I, nil.
3 „ 1 cc.
3
3 + + − + − − − − IV
Do.
„ II, nil.
3 „ ·1 cc.
3
4 + + − + − − − − IV
Do.
„ III, nil.
3 „ ·01 cc.
3
5 + + − − − − − − IV B. 111.
6 + + − − − − + − IV B. Coscoroba
„ IV, 10.
7 + + − + − − − − IV B. Gasoformans.
Faecal bacilli in ·01 cc. and upwards.
8 + + − + − − − − IV
Do.
Class I, nil.
9 + + − + − − − − IV
Do.
„ II, 9.
No vibrios in 100 cc.
10 + + − + − − − − IV
Do.
„ III, nil
. U n d e t e r m i n e d , 1 .
SAMPLE No. VT.—TANK.
1
+ −
− −
− − + −
I B. Vesiculosus.
2 + − − − − − + − I
Do.
Group I, 9.
Total colonies per cc. on agar at 37° C.-1,050.
3 + − − − − − + − I
Do.
„ II, nil.
4 + − − − − − + − I
Do.
„ III, nil .
5 + − − − − − + − I
Do.
„ IV, 1.
Bile salt lactose, medium.
6 + − − − − − + − I
Do
+ −
7 + − − −
− − + − I
Do.
8
+ − − − − − + −
I
Do.
Class I, nil.
1 tube of 20 cc.
1
9 + + − − − − + − IV B. Coscoroba
„ II, 1.
2 tubes of 10 cc.
2
10 + − − − − − + − I B. Vesiculosus
„ III, 9.
3 „ 5 cc.
3
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.
REPORT.
The Cannanore Jail water-supply is not at all good. Half the samples show the objectionable number of
100 fœcal germs to the c.c. and the species represented are numerous. This points to extensive pollution
and the indication is supported by the total counts which are mostly very high. The water of the tank is the
only one which can escape being called very bad and it is bad. Chemically the waters are remarkable for
their softness and low total solids, but most of them show high figures for oxidised nitrogen indicating
pollution of old standing and the organic matters in the waters from wells III and IV tends to be high
and to show the nitrogen-carbon ratio characteristic of animal matter. All things considered the tank
water is the best. Time was when the water of the tope well was very good, but no such claim can be made
for it now.
Chemical Analyses.
WELL NO. I.
WELL No. II.
Colour and
Transparency.
Colourless and clear.
White and hazy.
Smell.
None.
None.
Total solids
Parts per 100,000
9·000
10·000
Temporary hardness
Do.
0·500
1·500
Permanent hardness
Do.
3·500
3·500
Total hardness
Do.
4·000
5·000
Chlorine
Do.
0·710
0·710
Ammoniacal nitrogen
Do.
Trace.
Trace.
Albuminoid nitrogen
Do.
0·002
0·003
Oxygen absorbed ( Tidy' s Process)
Do.
0·018
0·027
Nitric nitrogen
Do.
0·175
0·225
QUALITATIVE.
Nil .
Nil .
Trace.
Trace.
Nil.
Nil.
Nil, nil .
Nil, nil .
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WELL No. III.
WELL No. IV.
Physical appearances.
Colour and
Transparency.
—
Colourless and clear.
None.
None.
QUANTITATIVE.
Total solids . . .
Parts per 100,000 . . .
10.000
14.000
Temporary hardness . . .
Do. . . .
2.500
3.500
Permanent hardness . . .
Do. . . .
3.500
4.000
Total hardness . . .
Do. . . .
6.000
7.500
Chlorine . . .
Do. . . .
0.710
0.710
Ammoniacal nitrogen . . .
Do. . . .
Trace.
T r a c e .
Albuminoid nitrogen . . .
Do. . . .
0.006
0.007
Oxygen absorbed ( Tidy's Process ) . . .
Do. . . .
0.055
0.036
Nitric nitrogen . . .
Do. . . .
0.037
0.275
QUALITATIVE.
Nitrites . . .
N i l
.
Nil.
Sulphates . . .
Trace.
Trace.
Phosphates . . .
Nil.
Nil.
Iron, poisonous metals . . .
Nil, nil.
Nil, nil.
TOPE WELL.
TANK WATER.
Physical appearances.
Colour and
Transparency.
Colourless and clear.
White and opaque.
Smell.
None.
None.
QUANTITATIVE.
Total solids . . .
Parts per 100,000 . . .
5.000
8.000
Temporary hardness . . .
Do. . . .
1.000
0.500
Permanent hardness . . .
Do. . . .
1.000
1.500
Total hardness . . .
Do. . . .
2.000
2.000
Chlorine . . .
Do. . . .
0.710
2.130
Ammoniacal nitrogen . . .
Do. . . .
Trace.
Trace.
Albuminoid nitrogen . . .
Do. . . .
0.003
0.003
Oxygen absorbed ( Tidy's Process) . . .
Do. . . .
0.036
0.036
Nitric nitrogen . . .
Do. . . .
0.125
Trace.
QUALITATIVE.
Nitrites . . .
Nil.
Nil.
Sulphates . . .
Trace.
Trace.
Phosphates . . .
Nil.
Nil.
Iron, poisonous metals . . .
Nil, nil.
Nil, nil.
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DISTRICT JAIL, PALAMCOTTAH.
WATER SAMPLES TAKEN—20TH MAY 1912.
Bacteriological Analyses.
REPORT.
This water continues to show much the same sort of results on examination. Evidence of pollution,
especially bacterial, is extensive; but hitherto we have had no return to the conditions of 1909 when the
pollution was recent as well. Chemically the water is fair, though the figure for oxidised nitrogen points to
antecedent pollution of considerable extent.
Chemical Analyses.