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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXIV.
NUMBER OF NUISANCES ON VESSELS REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year ending 31st December, 1908.
| Description of Nuisances. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | ( June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Nuisances:— Number of complaints received | 18 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 29 | 46 | 262 |
| Number of recurrences reported | 2 | ... | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 25 |
| Offensive Cargoes (Bye-laws):— Number of Infringements reported | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 10 | ... | 30 |
| Structural and other Defects :— Ventilation ... | 8 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 68 |
| Lighting | 10 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 77 |
| Heating | 10 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 11 | 51 |
| Bare iron in crew's quarters | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | |
| Leaky decks, hawsepipes, cable casings, &c. | 10 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 89 |
| Defective bulkheads and floors | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 45 |
| Sanitary conveniences | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 38 | |
| Ship's gear or stores stowed in crew's quarters | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | . . . | 1 | 5 |
| Foul bilges or peaks | 17 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 67 |
| Storage of drinking water (dirty or defective tanks) | 3 | . .. | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ... | 23 |
| Dirty quarters | 267 | 234 | 314 | 275 | 268 | 233 | 283 | 201 | 195 | 267 | 250 | 244 | 3,031 |
| Accumulation of offensive matter | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ||
| Miscellaneous Nuisances | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ... | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | 2 | 30 |
| Totals | 369 | 296 | 440 | 340 | 323 | 297 | 361 | 232 | 230 | 325 | 320 | 331 | 3,864 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were ordered | 31 | 22 | 48 | 27 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 274 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were reported as carried out | 19 | 26 | 71 | 21 | 35 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 38 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 295 |
NUMBER OF NUISANCES IN THE RIVER REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year ending 31st December, 1908.
| From discharge of foul liquid, sewage, &c. into the River... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Carcasses of Animals, &c., floating in the River ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Accumulation of offensive matter | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 7 |