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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
Port of London 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXXI.
NUMBER OF NUISANCES ON VESSELS REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year
ending 31st December, 1910.
| Description of Nuisances. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Nuisances:— Number of complaints received | 16 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 33 | 46 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 193 |
| Number of recurrences reported | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 |
| Offensive Cargoes (Bye-laws):— Number of Infringements reported | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Structural and other Defects:— Ventilation | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 52 |
| Lighting | 21 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 122 |
| Heating | 14 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50 |
| Bare iron in crew's quarters | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 13 |
| Leaky decks, hawse-pipes, cable casings, &c. | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 83 |
| Defective bulkheads and floors | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 21 |
| Sanitary conveniences | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 20 |
| Ship's gear or stores stowed in crew's quarters | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 6 |
| Foul bilges and peaks | 12 | 1 | ... | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 7 | 39 |
| Storage of drinking water (dirty or defective tanks) | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 |
| Dirty quarters | 298 | 252 | 277 | 266 | 229 | 304 | 235 | 197 | 177 | 211 | 192 | 205 | 2,843 |
| Accumulation of offensive matter | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ... | 2 | 36 |
| Totals | 387 | 321 | 346 | 358 | 296 | 400 | 290 | 233 | 201 | 238 | 212 | 241 | 3,523 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were ordered | 30 | 32 | 29 | 38 | 19 | 15 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 240 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were reported as carried out | 18 | 26 | 26 | 44 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 261 |
NUMBER OF NUISANCES IN THE RIVER REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during
the year ending 31st December, 1910.
| From discharge of foul liquid, sewage, Ac., into the River | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Offensive condition of River water | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |