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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.— continued.
| Date. | Vessel or Premises. | Situation. | Nature of Nuisance. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902. | ||||
| Feb. 12 | North Quay | W. I. Dk. | Offensive condition of 45 bags of damaged middlings. | Middlings removed. |
| „ 12 | Lawn House | Ditto | Defective drain | Drain relaid. |
| „ 19 | s.s. "Wyandotte," of Belfast. | R. A. Dk. | Accumulation of filth under wooden sheathing on iron deck. | Sheathing lifted and deck underneath cleansed. |
| „ 20 | Lighter "Flo" | Ditto | Accumulation of filth in lighter. | Lighter cleansed. |
| „ 20 | „ "Pansy" | Ditto | Accumulation of foul liquid in lighter. | Ditto. |
| Mar. 5 | „ "Swansea" | Ditto | Filthy condition of lighter. | Ditto. |
| „ 6 | "B” Jetty Vault | Victoria Dock | Filthy condition of interior of vault. | Vault cleansed and lime washed. |
| „ 8 | General Office | Millwall Dock | Defective drains, W.C's, gullies, &c. | Old drains, W.C's, gullies, &c., abolished, and new ones constructed. |
| „ 10 | Urinal at rear of Police Box, Tidal Basin Gate. | Victoria Dock | Discharge of the urinal on to the bank. | Urinal connected with drain. |
| „ 13 | Thames Iron Works | Ditto | Filthy condition of two public cesspits. | Cesspits emptied and cleansed. |
| „ 13 | s.s. "Alleghany," of W. Hartlepool. | R. A. Dk. | Accumulation of dung and filth between wooden sheathing and iron deck. | Sheathing lifted and deck underneath cleansed. |
| „ 20 | Lighter "Tine" | Victoria | Filthy condition of lighters. | Lighters cleansed. |
| „ "Lucille" | Dock. | |||
| April 1 | Island Lead Mills | Limehouse | Alleged discharge of sewage into the Lime house Cut of the River Lea. | These premises are within the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney, and the complaint was forwarded to the Medical Officer of Health for that District. |
| „ 2 | General Office | R. A. Dk. | Foul condition of a cesspool at the rear of the office. | Cesspool emptied and cleansed. |
| „ 5 | s.s. "Tergeste" | S. W. I. Dk. | Accumulation of refuse in alleyways. | Nuisance removed. Potatoes shot into a refuse barge. |
| „ 10 | No. 11 Warehouse | London Dock | 200 bags of rotten potatoes, ex s.s. "Morocco." | |
| „ 10 | East Quay | Ditto | 50 boxes of rotten oranges, ex s.s. "Cogent." | Oranges removed and shot into dustbin. |
| „ 20 | Tidal Basin Gate | Victoria Dock | Insanitary condition of closets used by Great Northern Railway Company's employes. | Closets put into good sanitary condition. |
| „ 24 | Barge "Brick," of Faversham, 56,638 | W. I. Dk. | Accumulation of decomposing grain and filth in bilges. | Barge cleansed at Faversham, for which port she sailed on the 25th April. |
| „ 26 | North Quay, Shad well Basin. | London Dock | Blocking of a drain leading from a urinal. | Drain cleared. |