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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
Port of London 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXII.
NUMBER OF NUISANCES ON VESSELS REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year ending 31st December, 1907.
| Description of Nuisances. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Nuisances :— | |||||||||||||
| Number of complaints received | 9 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 36 | 28 | 40 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 292 |
| Number of recurrences reported | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 73 |
| Offensive Cargoes (Bye-laws):— | |||||||||||||
| Number of Infringements reported | 3 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 34 |
| Structural and other Defects :— | |||||||||||||
| Ventilation | 18 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 92 |
| Lighting | 16 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 105 |
| Heating | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 78 |
| Bare iron in crew's quarters | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| Leaky decks, hawsepipes, cable casings, &c. | 20 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 136 |
| Defective bulkheads and floors | 15 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 97 |
| Sanitary conveniences | 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 40 |
| Ship's gear or stores stowed in crew's quarters | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
| Foul bilges or peaks | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 89 |
| Storage of drinking water (defective or dirty tanks) | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Dirty quarters | 294 | 273 | 233 | 245 | 232 | 247 | 248 | 193 | 247 | 276 | 280 | 267 | 3,035 |
| Accumulation of offensive matter | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 31 |
| Totals | 423 | 347 | 302 | 331 | 335 | 373 | 367 | 254 | 351 | 358 | 377 | 352 | 4,170 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were ordered | 49 | 32 | 23 | 24 | 33 | 39 | 27 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 23 | 337 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were reported as carried out | 26 | 28 | 27 | 61 | 27 | 31 | 57 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 47 | 16 | 364 |
| NUMBER OF NUISANCES IN THE RIVER REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year ending 31st December, 1907. | |||||||||||||
| From discharge of foul liquid, sewage, &c., into the River... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| Accumulation of offensive matter | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
| Totals | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 |