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DISTRICT JAIL, BERHAMPUR.
WATER SAMPLES TAKEN—10TH DECEMBER 1912.
Bacteriological Analyses.
SAMPLE I.—JAIL WELL.
N u m b e r .
L a c t o s e .
S a c c h a r o s e .
D u l c i t e .
A d o n i t e .
I n u l i n e .
V o g e s a n d p r o s k .
Indol.
M o t i l i t y .
G r o u p .
Name of Bacilli.
Group and
Remarks.
Total colonies per cc. on agar at 37° C.—2,210.
Bile salt lactose, medium.
+
-
1 tube of 20 cc. . . .
1
. . .
1 + + - + - + -
-
I V
B. Lactis ærogenes. . . Group I, nil.
2 tubes of 10 cc. . . .
2
. . .
2
+ + + +
- + -
- III B. 67 . . .
" I I ,
n i l .
3 " 5 cc. . . .
3
. . .
3
+ + - +
- + -
- IV B. Lactis ærogenes. . .
" III, 2.
3 " 1 cc. . . .
3
. . .
4
+ + - + - + -
- IV
Do.
" IV, 8.
3".1cc. . . .
3
. . .
5 + + + +
- + -
- III B. 67.
3 " . 0 1 c c . . . .
. . .
3
6 + + - +
- + -
- IV B. Lactis ærogenes.
Fœcal bacilli in .1 cc. and upwards.
7 + + - + - + -
- IV
Do. . . .
8 + + - + - + -
- IV
Do. . . .
Class I, nil.
9
+ + - + - + -
- IV
Do. . . .
" I I , 1 0 .
No vibrios in 100 cc.
10 + + - +
- + -
- IV
Do. . . .
" I I I ,
n i l .
SAMPLE 1I.—QUARANTINE WELL.
1 + -
- - - - +
- I
B. Vesiculosus.
2
+ +
- + - + -
- IV B. Lactis ærogenes . . . Group 1, 5.
Total colonies per cc. on agar at 37° C.—4,000.
3 + +
- + - + -
- IV
Do. . . .
" I I ,
n i l .
Bile salt lactose, medium.
+
-
4 + +
- - - - +
- IV B. Coscoroba . . .
" I I I ,
n i l .
5
+ -
- - - - +
- I
B. Vesiculosus . . .
" IV, 5.
1 tube of 20 cc. . . .
1
. . .
6 + +
- + - + -
- IV B. Lactis ærogenes.
7
+ -
- - - - +
- I
B. Vesiculosus.
2 tubes of 10 cc. . . .
2
. . .
8
+ -
- - - - +
- I
Do. . . .
Class I, ni l .
3 " 5 cc. . . .
3
. . .
9
+ -
- - - - +
- I
Do. . . .
" I I , 5 .
3 " 1 c c . . . .
3
. . .
10 + +
- - - - + - IV B. Coscoroba . . .
" I I I , 5 .
3 " .1 cc. . . .
3
. . .
3 " .01 cc. . . .
1
2
Fœcal bacilli in .1 cc. and upwards.
No vibrios in 100 cc.
SAMPLE III.—CAMP WELL.
1
+ + + + - + -
- III B. 67.
Total colonies per cc. on agar at 37° C.—3,760.
2 + + - - - - +
- IV B. Coscoroba . . . Group I, nil.
3
+ + - - - - +
- IV
D o . . . .
" I I ,
n i l .
Bile salt lactose, medium.
+
-
4
+ + - - - - +
- IV
Do. . . . " III, 1.
5
+ + - - - - +
- IV
Do. . . . " IV, 9.
1 tube of 20 cc. . . .
1
. . .
6
+ + - - - - +
- IV
Do.
7
+ + - - - - +
- IV
D o .
2 tubes of 10 cc. . . .
2
. . .
8 + + - - - - +
- I V
Do. . . . Class I, nil.
3 " 5 cc. . . .
3
. . .
9 + +
- - - - +
- IV
Do. . . .
" II, 10.
3 " 1 cc. . . .
3
. . .
10 + + - - - - + - IV
D o . . . . " III, nil.
3 " .1 cc. . . .
3
. . .
3 " .01 cc. . . .
2
1
Fœcal bacilli in .1 cc. and upwards.
No vibrios in 100 cc.
REPORT.
The quality of the District Jail, Berhampur, water seems to vary from bad to not so bad but that is all that
can be said for it. It never approaches the line where it might be called passable. Probably on account of
the sound structure of the well however, it has never shown evidence of recent dangerous pollution. The
water is usually a shade less bad in the cool weather and on the present occasion this is shown by less diver
- s i t y i n t h e v a r i e t i e s o f f œ c a l g e r m s p r e s e n t a n d r e d u c e d , b u t s t i l l f a r t o o h i g h t o t a l c o u n t s . T h e w a t e r o f t h e
camp well is definitely the worse.
Chemically the water of the camp well is not so good in comparison on this occasion. It is always much
softer than the waters of the other two wells, but as a set off against this point in its favour it shows a large
amount of highly nitrogenous organic matter.
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