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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXXVIII.
NUMBER OF NUISANCES ON VESSELS REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year
ended 31st December, 1923.
| description of nuisances. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July- | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Nuisances:- | |||||||||||||
| Number of complaints received | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | 4 | 10 | 46 |
| Number of recurrences reported | - | - | - | - | l | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Offensive Cargoes (Bye-laws):— | |||||||||||||
| Number of Infringements reported | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| Structural and other Defects:— | |||||||||||||
| Ventilation | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 81 |
| Lighting | 6 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 69 |
| Heating | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 39 |
| Bare iron in crew's quarters | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | - | — | — | — | 2 | - | 7 |
| Leaky decks, hawse-pipes, cable casings, &c | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 58 |
| Defective bulkheads and floors | 3 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| Sanitary conveniences | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 60 |
| Ship's gear or stores stowed in crew's quarters | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| Foul bilges and peaks | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | 4 |
| Storage of drinking water (dirty or defective tanks) | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 |
| Dirty quarters | 206 | 210 | 201 | 135 | 127 | 178 | 99 | 199 | 164 | 228 | 166 | 178 | 2,091 |
| Accumulation of offensive matter | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 65 |
| Totals | 249 | 240 | 237 | 200 | 172 | 202 | 126 | 214 | 186 | 294 | 223 | 216 | 2,559 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were ordered | 15 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 185 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were reported as carried out | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 62 |
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Offensive condition of River water | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Totals | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | - | — | — | — | - | 2 |
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