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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXXIV.
NUMBER OF NUISANCES ON VESSELS REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year ending 31st December, 1914.
| Description of Nuisances. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Nuisances:— | - | ||||||||||||
| Number of complaints received | 7 | 24 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 8 | ... | 9 | 20 | 13 | 161 |
| Number of recurrences reported ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Offensive Cargoes (Bye-laws) :— | |||||||||||||
| Number of Infringements reported | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 39 | ... | ... | ... | - | 3 | 1 | 67 | |
| Structural and other Defects:— | |||||||||||||
| Ventilation | 10 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 125 |
| Lighting | 9 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 78 |
| Heating | 12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 52 |
| Bare iron in crew's quarters | 5 | ... | 2 | 1 | •• | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| Leaky decks, hawse-pipes, cable casings, &c. | 10 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | ... | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 83 |
| Defective bulkheads and floors | 4 | 3 | 4 | ... | 1 | 3 | 7 | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 30 |
| Sanitary conveniences | 7 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 58 |
| Ship's gear or stores stowed in crew's quarters | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 11 |
| Foul bilges and peaks | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 42 |
| Storage of drinking water (dirty or defective tanks) | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | 18 |
| Dirty quarters | 147 | 199 | 225 | 167 | 179 | 217 | 162 | 151 | 126 | 194 | 196 | 251 | 2,214 |
| Accumulation of offensive matter | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances | 6 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ... | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 58 |
| Totals | 224 | 318 | 295 | 240 | 262 | 257 | 249 | 172 | 173 | 257 | 270 | 300 | 3,017 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were ordered | 28 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 23 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 17 | 238 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were reported as carried out | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 27 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 28 | 53 | 231 |
| NUMBER OF NUISANCES IN THE RIVER REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year ending 31st December, 1914. | |||||||||||||
| From discharge of foul liquid, sewage, &c., into the River | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| Offensive condition of River water | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 |