The Suitability of Farm Water Supplies for Dairy Purposes

Further Observations on the Bacterial Content of Water in Watercress Beds

“…Below the inlets, numbers of coli-aerogenes bacteria increased considerably. The seasonal trend was similar to that described by Cuthbert (1954) for farm water supplies. His opinion was that the variation was governed by a combination of rainfall, soil temperature and grazing season, but that no single factor was entirely responsible.…”

Bacteriological Examination of Farm Water Supplies, Washed Cans and Bottles

“…Data already published (Ref. 2) have shown that tests for excretal organisms indicate that contamination may vary at different times of the year and even from day to day in the same supply. It has also been shown (Ref.…”

Section F. Milk-borne disease

“…Forty years later little change was noted in farm water supplies. More than half the milk-producing farms in England and Wales were dependent on private water supplies, of which approximately 90 % were derived from shallow wells and springs, relatively few of which were satisfactory owing to deterioration, bad siting, and the absence of adequate protection (16). The Milk and Dairies Regulations (1949) (17) however, setting out conditions for production and handling of milk, required the provision of a suitable and sufficient water supply as a condition of registration.…”