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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 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXXIV.
NUMBER OF NUISANCES ON VESSELS REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year
ended 31st December, 1922.
| description of nuisances. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Nuisances:— Number of complaints received | — | l | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | l | 4 | 2 | 14 | 38 |
| Number of recurrences reported | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Offensive Cargoes (Bye-laws):— Number of Infringements reported | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 7 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 27 | |
| Structural and other Defects:— Ventilation | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 68 |
| Lighting | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 52 |
| Heating | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 31 |
| Bare iron in crew's quakers | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 8 |
| Leaky decks, hawse-pipes, cable casings, &c | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 79 |
| Defective bulkheads and floors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 16 |
| Sanitary conveniences | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | 36 |
| Ship's gear or stores stowed in crew's quarters | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Foul bilges and peaks | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 |
| Storage of drinking water (dirty or defective tanks) | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Dirty quarters | 136 | 142 | 187 | 143 | 171 | 156 | 165 | 109 | 136 | 204 | 189 | 161 | 1,899 |
| Accumulation of offensive matter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 70 |
| Totals | 197 | 184 | 236 | 185 | 195 | 192 | 206 | 135 | 149 | 254 | 221 | 191 | 2,345 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were ordered | 29 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 193 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were reported as carried out | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 67 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 141 |
NUMBER OF NUISANCES IN THE RIVER REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during
the year ended 31st December, 1922.
| From discharge of foul liquid, sewage, &c., into the River | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Offensive condition of River water | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | _ | — | — | 2 |