THE NEW ENGLAND STATES. 103 



CONNECTICUT. 



LIVE OAK SPRING. 



Misc. Div. No. 4850. 



Gases. 1 



cc 



Carbon dioxid (free) 6. 8 



Carbon dioxid (set free from bicarbonate upon evaporating to dryness) 16. 7 



Hydrogen sulphid 



Sanitary analysis. 



Parts per million. 



Ammonia, free. Trace. 



Ammonia albuminoid 0. 030 



Nitrogen as nitrites . 000 



Nitrogen as nitrates . 555 



Oxygen required . 050 



Bacteriological data: 



Organisms per cc on plain agar after 48 hours at 37 C 64, 000 



Organisms per cc on neutral red agar after 48 hours at 37 C 45, 000 



Gas-forming organisms in 5 cc 



Gas-forming organisms in 1 cc + 



Gas-forming organisms in 0.1 cc 



Gas-forming organisms in 0.01 cc 



Live Oak Spring is situated in Meriden, Conn., and is owned by 

 the Parker Manufacturing Co. The spring was inspected December 

 7, 1907, samples directly from source being obtained for examina- 

 tion. The flow is said to be approximately 21,000 gallons in twenty- 

 four hours and had a temperature of 51 F. Chemical analysis shows 

 this to be a moderately mineralized, calcic, bicarbonated water of 

 the alkaline type. The hypothetical combination indicates that 

 approximately 68 per cent of the salts in solution are in the form of 

 bicarbonates of calcium and magnesium, and that smaller amounts 

 of the sulphates of sodium and magnesium are present. The sanitary- 

 analysis shows small amounts of albuminoid ammonia and nitrates, 

 but a very high bacterial count, gas-forming organisms being present 

 in 1 cc quantity. The water is, therefore, of doubtful purity. Inspec- 

 tion of the premises and surroundings shows the presence of possible 

 sources of pollution. No advertised analysis of the water could be 

 obtained for purposes of comparison. 



i At C. and 760 mm pressure In 1,000 cc of water. 



