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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXXV.
NUMBER OF NUISANCES ON VESSELS REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year
ending 31st December, 1913.
| Description of Nuisances. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Nuisances:— Number of complaints received | 31 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 25 | 48 | 54 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 25 | 32 | 304 |
| Number of recurrences reported | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Offensive Cargoes (Bye-laws):— | |||||||||||||
| Number of Infringements reported | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | .. | 11 | |
| Structural and other Defects:— | |||||||||||||
| Ventilation | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 84 |
| Lighting | 9 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 61 |
| Heating | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 53 |
| Bare iron in crew's quarters | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | -... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Leaky decks, hawse-pipes, cable casings, &c. | 11 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 69 |
| Defective bulkheads and floors | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 21 |
| Sanitary conveniences | 6 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | 7 | 4 | 5 | 59 |
| Ship's gear or stores stowed in crew's quarters | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Foul bilges and peaks | 35 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | ... | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 90 |
| Storage of drinking water (dirty or defective tanks) | 1 | o o | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Dirty quarters | 272 | 213 | 200 | 230 | 187 | 211 | 216 | 124 | 152 | 199 | 190 | 178 | 2,372 |
| Accumulation of offensive matter | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 66 |
| Totals | 387 | 299 | 283 | 286 | 250 | 293 | 302 | 150 | 194 | 278 | 253 | 248 | 3,223 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were ordered | 36 | 36 | 25 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 22 | 18 | 248 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were reported as carried out | 33 | 26 | 20 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 27 | 33 | 256 |
NUMBER OF NUISANCES IN THE RIVER REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during
the year ending 31st December, 1913.
| From discharge of foul liquid, sewage, &c., into the River | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Offensive condition of River water | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 |