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TANJORE.
WATER SAMPLES TAKEN—24TH JULY 1912.
Remarks —The River Coleroon was in high flood when samples were taken. The supply is.
intermittent. There has been about 70.9 inches of rain since last analysis.
Bacteriological Analysis.
SAMPLE I.—FROM THE RIVER BED OF THE COLEROON.
Total colonies per cc. on agar at 37° C.—8,100
C o l o n y n u m b e r .
La c t o s e .
S a c c h a r o s e .
Dul ci t e.
Ad o n i t e .
I n u l i n .
V o g e s a n d P r o s k .
I n d o l .
M o t i l i t y . Gr oup.
Name of Bacilli. Group and
Remarks.
Bile salt lactose, medium.
+
-
1 tube of 20 cc. of water taken ...
...
1
...
2 tubes of 10 cc.
"
...
...
2 ...
2 + + + + - + + - III B. 77
" II, nil.
3 " 5 cc.
"
...
...
3
...
3 + + + + - + +
- III Do.
" III, 9.
3 " 1. cc."...
... 3 ...
4 + + + + - + + + III Do.
" IV, nil.
3 " .1 cc.
"
...
... 3 ....
5 + + + + - + + + III Do.
3 " .01 cc.
" . . . . . . 1
2 6 + + + + - + ++ I B. Mutabilis.
Fœcal bacilli in .1 cc. and upwards.
No vibrios in 100 cc.
7 + + + + - + + + III B. 76..
8 + + + + - + + - III Do.
...
... Class I, nil.
9 + + + + - + + - III Do.
" II, nil.
10 + + + + - + + + III B. 77
...
... " III, 1.
U ndeterm ned
9.
SAMPLE II.—TAP IN HEADWORKS AFTER FILTRATION.
Total colonies per cc. on agar at 37º C.—6,400.
1 + + + - - - + - III B. Neapolitanus ... Group I, nil.
2 + + + - - - + - III
Do.
...
" II, nil.
Bile salt lactose, medium.
+
-
3 + + + - - - + - III
Do.... " III, 10.
4 + + + - - - + - III
Do.
... " IV, nil.
5 + + + - - - + - III
Do.
6 + + + - - - + - III
Do.
1 tube of 20 cc. of water taken ...
... 1 ...
7 + + + - - - + - III
Do.
2 tubes of 10 cc. "...
...
2 ...
8 + + + - - - + - III
Do.
... Class I, nil.
3 " 5 cc.
...
2
... 9 + + + - - - + - III
Do.
" II, 10.
3 "
1 cc.
" ... ...
...
3 10 + + + - - - + - III
Do.
... " III, nil.
3 "
.1 ce. " ... ...
3
3 " .01 cc. " ... ...
...
3
Fœcal bacilli in 5 cc. and upwards.
No vibrios in 100 cc.
SAMPLE III.—FOUNTAIN No. 245 IN KURICHI NORTH STREET.
Total colonies per cc. on agar at 37° C.—370.
1
+ -
- - - -
+ - I B. Vesiculosus ... Group I, 10.
2 + - - - - - + - I
Do.
... " II, nil.
Bile salt lactose, medium.
+
-
3+ - - - - - + - I
Do.
... " III, nil.
4 + - - - - - + - I
Do.
... " IV, nil.
5 + - - - - - + - I
Do.
6 + - - - - - + - I
Do.
1 tube of 20 cc. of water taken ... ... ...
1 7 +- - - - - + - I
Do.
2 tubes of 10 cc. "...
...
1
1
8 + - - - - - + - I
Do.
... Class I, nil.
3 " 5 cc. "..
...
2
1 9 + - - - - - + - I
Do.
" II, nil.
II
3 " 1 cc. ... ...
...
3 10 + - - - - - + - I
Do.
... " III, 10.
3 "
.1 cc. " ... ...
...
3
3 " .01 cc. " .. ...
...
3
Fœcal bacilli in 20 cc. and upwards.
No vibrios in 100 cc.
SAMPLE IV.—TAP IN MUNICIPAL OFFICE.
Total colonies per cc, on agar at 37° C.—360.
1
+ + - - - +
- - IV B.112
...
... Group I, 3.
2 + + - - - + - - IV Do. ...
... " II, nil.
3 + + - - - + - - IV Do.
..
" III, nil.
Bile salt lactose, medium.
+
-
4 + + - - - + - - IV Do.
...
... " IV,, 7.
5 + + - - - + - - IV Do.
6 + + - - - + - - IV Do.
7 + - - - - - + - I B. Vesiculosus.
1 tube of 20 cc. of water taken ...
1 ...
8 + - - - - - + - I
Do.
... Class I, nil.
2 tubes of 10 cc.
"
...
... 2
. . .
9 + + - - - + - - IV B. 112
...
...
" II, nil
3 " 5 cc.
"
...
... 1
2 10
+
-
- - - -
+ - I B. Vesiculosus ... " III, 3.
Undetermined,
7.
3 "
1 cc.
"
...
... ...
3
3 " .1 cc....
... ... 3
3 " .01 cc." ...
...
3
Fœcal bacilli in 10 cc. and upwards.
No vibrios in 100 cc.
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