Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX V..
HYGIENE OF CREW SPACES. CLASSIFICATION OF NUISANCES 1951.
British owned vessels. | Foreign owned vessels, | |
---|---|---|
Smoke Nuisances:- | ||
No. of complaints received | 27 | - |
No. of recurrences reported | 3 | - |
Offensive Cargoes:- | 3 | - |
No. of infringements reported | 6 | - |
Structural and other Defects:- | ||
Inadequate ventilation | 10 | - |
Defective Lighting - Natural | - | - |
do. do. - Artificial | 3 | - |
Defective Heating | 13 | 1 |
Condensation | 16 | - |
Leaking Decks | 13 | - |
Leaking-Ports, Decklights etc | 17 | 1 |
Leaking Sideplates | 2 | - |
Leaking Hawse and Chain Pipes | 2 | - |
Deficient or Obstructed Floor drainage | 6 | - |
Water lodging on top of Peak Tanks | 5 | - |
Defective Bulkheads | 3 | |
do. Floors | 1 | - |
do. Doors | 2 | - |
do. Chain Pipes | - | - |
do. Bunks | - | - |
do. Clothes Lockers | 4 | - |
do. Food Lockers | 6 | - |
do. Food Storage | 4 | - |
do. Cooking Arrangements | 2 | - |
Defective or Uncleanly drinking water storage | 1 | - |
Water Closets Obsolete | 4 | - |
do. Defective | 5 | 2 |
do. Foul or Choked | 9 | - |
do. Inadequate Flush | 10 | - |
Wash Basins Defective | 6 | - |
do. Foul | 6 | - |
Neglected Paintwork or Distemper | 17 | 1 |
Absence of washrooms | 2 | - |
Absence of Messrooms | 1 | - |
Misappropriation of Crew Quarters | 2 | - |
Verminous quarters | 35 | 2 |
Dirty quarters | 756 | 87 |
Miscellaneous | 24 | - |
Totals | 1,023 | 94 |
Total number of vessels on which sanitary defects were
reported 871 92
Total number of vessels on which sanitary defects were
remedied 851 92
(36)