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Port of London 1912

Report for the year ended 31st December 1912 of the Medical Officer of Health for the Port of London

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Table: TABLE XXXV. Part I.

TABLE XXXV. Part I.

Date completed.Works.
1912.
Jan. 13Tilbury Dock— Alterations to closets and drains at Western Office.
March 22London Dock— Construction of sanitary conveniences at Ambulance Station.
April 11East India Dock— *Erection of water closet accommodation for Messrs. Johnson and Jorgenson's new premises at Nos. 12 and 13 Warehouses.
„ 18Royal Victoria Dock— Construction of drainage at Messrs. Rank's premises.
May 6Millwall Dock— Drainage at Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s new premises.
„ 25West India Dock— †Construction of drains for new office (warehouse-keeper's) at No. 6 Remote, North Quay.
Aug. 12St. Katherine's Dock— Erection of sanitary conveniences at " B " warehouse.
„ 13Tilbury Dock— Construction of new closets, urinals and drainage thereto, at "E" shed.
„ 19Milwall Dock Railway Extension— Erection of two new urinals and one water closet near No. 1 Railway Bridge.
Oct. 24West India Dock— New drainage for General Offices, Import Quay.
Nov. 13Tilbury Dock— Erection of closet and drain at the Clerk of Work's Office, Tilbury Main Dock Extension Works.
„ 23London Dock— Erection of urinal at the Strong Spirit Store, South Quay.
„ 25Tilbury Dock— Connection of drainage with public sewer (Contractor's yard).
Dec. 1Surrey Commercial Dock— Erection of urinal at Steel Yard.
1Surrey Commercial Dock— New drainage for Motor Ambulance Garage.
„ 4St. Katherine's Dock— Erection of new two-stall urinals near No. 5a Gate, " C " warehouse.
„ 17Millwall Dock— Provision of drainage at Fruit Office.
„ 24Surrey Commercial Dock— Erection of sanitary conveniences at Norway Yard.
„ 24Surrey Commercial Dock— Erection of dry closet and urinal at Russia Yard North.
„ 30Surrey Commercial Dock— Construction of sanitary conveniences and drainage for same at Commercial Yard.
„ 30Surrey Commercial Dock— Erection of sanitary conveniences at Brunswick Yard.
* Structure and type of trough closet (men's closet) is not approved by your Officers, and therefore was not passed as satisfactory. † Old brick drain not abolished.

Table: Part II.Sanitary Works and alterations, not yet reported as completed :—

Part II.

Sanitary Works and alterations, not yet reported as completed :—

Date Plan submitted.Works.
1912.
Jan. 2Millwall Dock— Proposed new urinal, North side.
„ 24London Dock— Proposed re-drainage, General Office.
Feb. 3London Dock— Proposed construction of new urinal at No. 11 warehouse.
„ 15Royal Albert Dock— Proposed erection of sanitary conveniences at new Impounding Station.
March 15West India Dock— Proposed drains for Motor Ambulance Station.
„ 19St. Katherine's Dock— Proposed alteration in drainage at Messrs. Travers' premises.
April 16London Dock— Proposed new drainage at North Quay.
„ 25Surrey Commercial Dock— Proposed erection of a two stall urinal, Upper Quebec Yard.
May 3London Dock— Proposed construction of new drainage at North Quay, Western Dock.
July 3Regent's Canal Dock— Proposed closet accommodation for new warehouse at South Quay.
„ 4London Dock— Proposed re-construction of drainage at Oil Vault, Western.
Dec. 7St. Katherine's Dock— Proposed water closets, &c., on top floor "C" Warehouse.
„ 24Royal Albert Dock— Proposed erection of two Moule's Patent Earth Closets at Messrs. Scrutton's premises.