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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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXVII.
NUMBER OF NUISANCES ON VESSELS REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year
ending 31st December, 1911.
| Description of Nuisances. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Nuisances :— Number of complaints received | 23 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 19 | ... | 15 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 162 |
| Number of recurrences reported | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Offensive Cargoes (Bye-laws) :— Number of Infringements reported | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 23 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 31 |
| Structural and other Defects :— Ventilation | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 47 |
| Lighting | 4 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 110 |
| Heating | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 56 |
| Bare iron in crew's quarters | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 6 |
| Leaky decks, hawse-pipes, cable casings, &c. | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 70 |
| Defective bulkheads and floors | ... | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
| Sanitary conveniences | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| Ship's gear or stores stowed in crew's quarters | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Foul bilges and peaks | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 53 |
| Storage of drinking water (dirty or defective tanks) | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Dirty quarters | 269 | 258 | 296 | 252 | 263 | 239 | 275 | 273 | 231 | 174 | 199 | 184 | 2,913 |
| Accumulation of offensive matter | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | •• | ... | 5 |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances | 1 | ... | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 41 |
| Totals | 317 | 298 | 366 | 326 | 306 | 265 | 321 | 318 | 281 | 258 | 274 | 220 | 3,550 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were ordered | 12 | 14 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 32 | 29 | 20 | 264 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were reported as carried out | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 24 | 178 |
NUMBER OF NUISANCES IN THE RIVER REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during
the year ending 31st December, 1911.
| From discharge of foul liquid, sewage, &c., into the River | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Offensive condition of River water | ••. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Totals | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |