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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXV.
NUMBER OF NUISANCES ON VESSELS REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year ending 31st December, 1906.
| Description of Nuisances. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Nuisances:— Number of complaints received | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 28 | 39 | 14 | 13 | 231 |
| Number of recurrences reported | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 15 |
| Offensive Cargoes (Bye-laws):— Number of Infringements reported | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | 20 |
| Structural and other Defects:— Ventilation | 15 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 100 |
| Lighting | 18 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 124 |
| Heating | 14 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 7 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 92 |
| Bare iron in crew's quarters | 5 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 17 | |
| Leaky decks, hawsepipes, cable casings, &c. | 18 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 127 |
| Defective bulkheads and floors | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 61 |
| Sanitary conveniences | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 33 |
| Ship's gear or stores stowed in crew's quarters | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 29 |
| Foul bilges or peaks | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 94 |
| Storage of drinking water (defective or dirty tanks) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 29 |
| Dirty quarters | 260 | 235 | 267 | 252 | 267 | 262 | 257 | 241 | 219 | 243 | 241 | 261 | 3,005 |
| Accumulation of offensive matter | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 59 |
| Totals | 380 | 345 | 371 | 323 | 367 | 334 | 327 | 281 | 297 | 347 | 311 | 359 | 4,042 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were ordered | 51 | 52 | 4.1 | 36 | 36 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 43 | 396 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were reported as carried out | 24 | 34 | 71 | 21 | 42 | 17 | 14 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 65 | 23 | 570 |
NUMBER OF NUISANCES IN THE RIVER REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year ending 31st December, 1906.
| From discharge of foul liquid, sewage, &c., into the River | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 |
| Carcasses of animals, &c., floating in the River | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Dust and ashes blown on barges lying in the River, while such were being loaded into lighters | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | • •• | • • • | • •• | 1 |
| Totals | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 9 |