| | | | | | | . | Contamination on local beaches | | | | | | . | QUINCY | Latest bacteria count* | Previous high | | Closings since 2004 | | . | (17 beaches) | | | | | | . | Wollaston/Channing Street | 5790 | 9210 | June 22, 2009 | 23 | | . | Wollaston/Milton Road | 199 | 9600 | July 23, 2002 | 22 | | . | Wollaston/Rice Road | 161 | 6680 | Aug. 15, 2005 | 20 | | . | Wollaston/Sachem Street | 1780 | 4110 | July 23, 2008 | 33 | | . | HULL | | | | | | . | (14 beaches) | | | | | | . | A Street/ocean | 246 | 102 | June 29, 2004 | 1 | | . | Darcy's | 246 | 2,300 | Aug. 15, 2006 | 3 | | . | Edgewater | 122 | 750 | Aug. 15, 2006 | 3 | | . | Gunrock | 121 | 346 | Aug. 12, 2008 | 3 | | . | Newport | 119 | 380 | Aug. 2, 2005 | 2 | | . | MARSHFIELD | | | | | | . | (5 beaches) | | | | | | . | Brant Rock | 110 | 144 | July 19, 2005 | 2 | | . | Fieldston | 134 | 50 | July 1, 2008 | 1 | | . | Fieldston/9th Road | 148 | 90 | Aug. 19, 2008 | 1 | | . | Green Harbor | 211 | 473 | July 1, 2008 | 3 | |
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| | | | | | | . | PLYMOUTH | | | | | | . | (6 beaches) | | | | | | . | Nelson Street | 231 | 112 | Aug. 30, 2005 | 4 | | . | Plymouth Beach 3 | 122 | 125 | July 29, 2008 | 3 | | . | Plymouth Beach 5 | 121 | 148 | Aug. 28, 2007 | 4 | | . | White Horse/Full Sail | 246 | 69 | June 17, 2008 | 1 | | . | White Horse/Hill Top | 213 | 3000 | July 15, 2008 | 3 | | . | *Counts over 104 are considered unsafe for swimming in salt water | | | | | | . | SOURCES: Department of Public Health, Quincy Health Department | | | | | | . | | | | | | |
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