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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 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE IX.
NUISANCES REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year ending 31st December, 1903.
| Description of Nuisance. | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Nuisances :— | |||||||||||||
| Number of complaints received | 20 | 14 | 40 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 21 | 14 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 266 |
| Number of written intimations* | 11 | 14 | 42 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 226 |
| Number of Statutory Notices served | ... | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 158 |
| Number of recurrences reported | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ... | 40 |
| Number of Police Court cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Dilapidations and Structural Defects:— | |||||||||||||
| Ventilation | 13 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 140 |
| Lighting, Heating, &c. | 55 | 49 | 40 | 43 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 46 | 55 | 41 | 482 |
| Water supply | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 36 |
| Drainage | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| Total number of defects reported | 74 | 72 | 61 | 66 | 52 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 65 | 66 | 52 | 629 |
| Total repairs and alterations reported as carried out. | 33 | 27 | 61 | 18 | 81 | 35 | 61 | 15 | 41 | 36 | 47 | 55 | 510 |
| Number of vessels, &c., on which structural alterations were ordered. | 61 | 51 | 52 | 49 | 39 | 39 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 53 | 56 | 41 | 541 |
| Barges (Insanitary Cabins), Foul Bilges, &c.:— | |||||||||||||
| Number reported | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 75 |
| Number of written intimations* | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 75 |
| Number of Statutory Notices served | ... | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 4 | ... | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 57 |
| Number of recurrences reported | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 9 |
| Offensive Cargoes (Bye-laws):— | |||||||||||||
| Number of Infringements reported | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 29 |
| Number of Notices given | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 29 |
| Number of Police Court cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | * * * | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Foul Lighters | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 |
| Foul Closets and Urinals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Accumulations of offensive matter | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 54 |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Total number of Nuisances reported | 100 | 89 | 107 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 112 | 79 | 65 | 94 | 85 | 63 | 1,045 |
| Total number of Notices and written intimations given. | 64 | 89 | no | 90 | 75 | 79 | 113 | 62 | 80 | 74 | 76 | 47 | 959 |
| Total number of Police Court cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
*Refers to primary warning only.