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REPORT OF THE KING INSTITUTE, GUINDY
Source. | Dates of examination and results. | Remarks on supply. | |
12. Erode . . . | 31 Aug. 1925 . . . | 3 Mar. 1926 . . . | Indifferent. The results are variable and seem to depend upon the way the mechanical filters are worked. |
River water . . . | 0.01 c.c. . . . | 0.1 c.c. | |
Mechl. filtered water . . . | >60 c.c. . . . | 5 c.c. | |
Dy. system 1 . . . | 60 c.c. . . . | 5 c.c. | |
" 2 . . . | 20 c.c. . . . | . . . | |
13. Gudiyāttam . . . | 28 Apr. 1925 . . . | 27 Oct. 1925 . . . | Indifferent. Variable like most gallery supplies. See Anantapur. |
Infn. gallery . . . | 20 c.c. . . . | 1 c.c. | |
Dy. system . . . | 5 c.c. . . . | 1 c.c. | |
14. Guntūr . . . | 22 Sep. 1925 . . . | 16 Mar. 1926 . . . | Poor. This supply is worse now than some years ago, perhaps the gallery needs attention. |
Infn. gallery . . . | 0.1 c.c, . . . | 1 c.c. | |
Dy. system . . . | 1 c.c. . . . | 1 c.c. | |
15. Kodaikanal . . . | 18 Apr. 1925 . . . | 7 Sep. 1925. | Good. |
Upland sur. water . . . | 60 c.c. . . . | 20 c.c. . . . | |
Dy. system 1 . . . | 60 c.c. . . . | 5 c.c. | |
Do. 2 . . . | 60 c.c. . . . | 20 c.c. | |
16. Kumbakōnam . . . | 24 June 1925 . . . | 16 Dec. 1925 . . . | Excellent, despite its very high free ammonia content of geological origin. |
Borehole . . . | >60 c.c. . . . | >60 c.c. | |
Dy. system 1 . . . | 10 c.c. . . . | 60 c.c. | |
Do. 2 . . . | 20 c.c. . . . | >60 c.c. | |
17. Kurniol . . . | 8 June 1925 . . . | 26 Nov. 1925 . . . | Variable for though the filtration is good, at times unfiltered water is mixed with filtered—this is both un- necessary and unauthorized. |
Storage. tank . . . | 5 c.c. . . . | 0.1 c.c. | |
F. water . . . | >60 c.c. . . . | 20 c.c. | |
Dy. system . . . | 5 c.c. . . . | 10 c.c. | |
18. Madras Corporation . . . | 14 July 1925 . . . | 23 Mar. 1926 . . . | Though the filtered water is classed as indifferent the supply as a whole is bad, because filtration is useless since unfiltered water in large quantities is added to filtered water. The final distributed supply is worse than the raw water at the lake end. |
Red Hills lake . . . | . . . | 60 c.c. | |
End of conduit . . . | 10 c.c. . . . | 1 c.c. | |
Filtered water . . . | 5 c.c. . . . | 5 c.c. | |
Test tap . . . | 5 c.c. . . . | 5 c.c. | |
Dy. system . . . | 20 c.c. . . . | 1c.c. | |
5 c.c. | |||
10 c.c. | |||
19. Madura . . . | 9 May 1925 . . . | 24 Nov. 1925. | Indifferent—the Kochadai gallery supply is excellent. |
River . . . | . . . | 0 01 c.c. . . . | |
Gallery at Kochadai . . . | >60 c.c. . . . | >60 c.c. | |
Gallery at Arapalaiyam . . . | 20 c.c. . . . | 5 c.c. | |
Dy. system . . . | >6O C.C. . . . | 5 c.c. | |
20. Masulipatam . . . | 7 Sep. 1925 . . . | 27 Feb 1926. | Good. |
Storage tank . . . | 1 c.c. . . . | 10c.c. . . . | |
F. water (Mechl.) . . . | 5 c.c. . . . | 20 c.c. | |
Dy. system 1 . . . | 20 c.c. . . . | 20 c.c. | |
Do. 2 . . . | 10 c.c. . . . | 20 c.c. | |
21. Negapatam . . . | 25 & 26 Aug. 1925. |
16 Feb. 1926. | Indifferent. Variable like most gallery supplies. |
River water . . . | 0.1 c.c. . . . | 0.1 c.c. . . . | |
Infn. gallery . . . | 20 c.c. . . . | 5 c.c. | |
Dy. system . . . | 20 c.c. . . . | 1 c.c. and 5 c.c. |
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22. Nellore . . . | 2 Aug. 1925 . . . | 4 Feb. 1926. | Excellent. Has been uniformly good for several years. |
River water . . . | . . . | 0 1 c.c. | |
Infn. gallery. . . | 60 c.c. . . . | >60 c.c. | |
Dy.system . . . | >60 c.c. . . . | >60 c.c. 60 c.c. |
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23. Ootacamund . . . | 15 July 1925 . . . | 24 Mar. 1926. | The water from the several lake sources is excellent, except from Kodapa- mund and old Ooty. cisterns where it is not so good |
D. Upper . . . | 20 c.c. . . . | 60 c.c. . . . | |
D. Lower . . . | >60 c.c. . . . | >60 c.c. | |
D. Pipe line . . . | 60 c.c. . . . | >60 c.c. | |
Tiger Hill . . . | 10 c.c. . . . | 20 c.c. | |
Pipe line . . . | >60 c.c. . . . | >60 c.c. | |
Marli. reservoir . . . | 10 c.c. . . . | >60 c.c. | |
Pipe line . . . | >60 c.c. . . . | >60 c.c. | |
Kodapamund . . . | 5 c.c. . . . | 20 c.c. | |
Old Ooty. . . . | 5 c.c. . . . | 20 c.c. | |
Government House . . . | >60 c.c. . . . | >60 c.c. | |
24. Periyakulam . . . | 3 June 1925 . . . | 9 Dec. 1925. | Poor. The filtration is still very defective. |
Raw water . . . | 0.1 c.c. . . . | 1 c.c. . . . | |
F. water . . . | 5 c.c. . . . | 1 c.c. | |
Dy. system . . . | 10 c.c. . . . | 5 c.c. | |
5 c.c |