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Chambers' Encyclopædia, 10 vols. Chinese Materia Medica, Smith.

Materia Medica chez les Chinois, Sonberain. Materia Medica, India, Dymock.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

FRANK BROWNE, Ph. Ch., F.C.S.,

Sometime Demonstrator of Practical Chemistry in the

Laboratories of the Pharmaceutical Society,

Government Analyst.

THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL MEDICAL OFFICER.

HONGKONG PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES.

Results of the Monthly Analyses.

Results expressed in grains per Imperial Gallon, (1 in 70,000.)

Month.

Supply.

Total Solid

Saline Matter dried Chlorine. Ammo-

at 100° C.

nia.

Albume- noid Ammo- nia.

Oxygeu ab-

sorbed in 4 hours at 80° F.

Nitrites. Nitrates.

Sugar test for the detection of sewage.

Pokfulum,

4.0

.6

Absent. Absent.

.003

Absent. Absent. No trace of sewage

January,

Tytam,

3.5

.6

Kowloon,

2.5

.6

69

,007

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22

"7

indicated.

+9

.003

"

>>

وار

Pokfulum,

3.8

.6

.013

>

"

February,

Tytam,

3.3

a

.6

.013

"

Kowloon,

2.5

.6

.003

J1

21

RRR

19

»

2)

"

"

לון

Pokfulum,

42

March,

Tytam,

3.7

Kowloon,

2.7

Pokfulum,

4.7

April,

Tytam,

3.7

Kowloon,

3.7

Pokfulam,

4.7

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.0014

.003

"}

.65

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.003

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.003

21

22

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29

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31

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.003

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.65

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27

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33

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.003

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11

.013

35

27

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19

May,

Tytam,

3.7

.020

77

Kowloon,

3.7

,013

"

»

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Pokfulum,

5.0

June,

Tytani,

3.7

.7

Kowloon,

3.7

.6

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11

.013

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19

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>>

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.003

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35

"

Pokfulum,

4.8

.6

July,

Tytam,

4.0

.6

Kowloon,

+

2.8

.6

999

.010

"

"

"J

37

J

.016

27

.013

.016

"7

17

"J

Pokfulum,

4.3

.6

August,

Tytam,

4.0

.6

Kowloon,.

8.0

.6

696

,010

Absent.

""

"

,016

71

ኃ

23

.006

*

57

ל

་ ༤

1J

Pokfulum,

4.3

September,.

Tytam, Kowloon,

4.0

.6

3.0

aaa

.010

"

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>>

19

.016

17

27

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39

.6

.006

19

27

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October,....

Pokfulum, Tytam,

4.3

.6

4.3

Kowloon,

3.0

099

.023

J1

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>>

17

.027

"

>>

37

.6

.020

.008

"

17

RRR

Pokfulum.

4.0

November,.

Tytam,... Kowloon,

4.0

2.7

999

.6

.020

Absent.

.6

15

* * *

.020

>>

.020

.008

},

Pokfulum,

4.0

December,.

Tytam,

4.0

.6

Kowloon,

2.7

.6

aba

.6

.013

Absent.

REP

3 3 3

"

.013

27

57

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.013

.008