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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX L. NUISANCES.—GENERAL.
| Date. | Vessel or Premises. | Situation. | Nature of Nuisance. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902. | ||||
| Jan. 1 | Lighter "Priam " | Victoria Dock | Deposits of soil in lighters. | Lighters cleansed. |
| „ 1 | „ "Light Blue" | |||
| „ 3 | „ "Arno " | Ditto | Accumulation of refuse in lighter. | Lighter cleansed. |
| „ 3 | „ "Eastern" | R. A. Dk. | Accumulation of sugar drainings and foul liquid in bilges. | Ditto. |
| „ 3 | „ "John" | Ditto | Pumping foul bilge water into Dock. | Owner warned against recurrence. Lighter removed from Dock and cleansed. |
| „ 13 | No. 9 Shed, West | India Dock | Overflowing of cesspit into roadway. | Cesspit emptied, cleansed and disinfected. |
| „ 16 | Mc Dougall's Chemical Works. | Millwall Dock | Insanitary and defective condition workmen's closets. | Defects remedied. |
| „ 20 | s.s. "Kildona," of Dundee. | Victoria Dock | Accumulation of cattle dung on deck. | Dung removed into barges. |
| „ 20 | Lighter "Lee " | Ditto | Accumulation of foul liquid and rotten grain in lighter. | Lighter cleansed. |
| „ 20 | „ " Edward " | R. A. Dk. | Accumulation of foul liquid and rotten hay in lighter. | Ditto. |
| „ 25 | "F" Warehouse | Millwall Dock | 116 quarters of rotten maize, barley and oats. | Grain removed. |
| „ 25 | Stone and Co.'s Bottling Store. | Poplar Dock | Two defective closets and urinal adjoining, situated inside the store. | Closets and urinal removed from inside building, and new ones constructed outside. |
| „ 25 | C. G. Hibbert and Co's. Bottling Store. | Ditto | Two defective closets situated inside the bottling store (for use of females). | Ditto. |
| „ 25 | Allsopps and Son's Bottling Store. | Ditto | Defective soil pipe passing through the premises. | Soil pipe removed. |
| „ 30 | Mowlem and Co.'s Premises. | Bow Creek | Closet discharging into the Creek. | Use of closet discontinued . |
| Feb. 4 | s.s. "Vesta," of Hamburg. | Horselydown Tier. | Accumulation of refuse on main deck. | Refuse sprinkled with disinfectant and covered |
| „ 4 | Lighter "Henry" | Victoria Dock | Accumulation of foul liquid in bottom of lighter. | over. Lighter cleansed. |
| „ 4 | „ "Tweed" | Ditto | Accumulation of refuse on after end of lighter. | Refuse removed. |