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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXXI.
NUMBER OF NUISANCES ON
ending 31st December, 1915.
| Description of Nuisances. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Nuisances :— Number of complaints received | 12 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | ... | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 104 |
| Number of recurrences reported | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ..... | ... | ... | |||||
| Offensive Cargoes (Bye-laws) :— Number of Infringements reported | 12 | 50 | 11 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | 83 | |
| Structural and other Defects :— Ventilation ... | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 50 |
| Lighting ... ... | 8 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 75 |
| Heating ... | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 53 | ||
| Bare iron in crew's quarters | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Leaky decks, hawse-pipes, cable casings, &c. | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 53 |
| Defective bulkheads and floors | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | |||
| Sanitary conveniences | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 61 |
| Ship's gear or stores stowed in crew's quarters | ... | ... | . - | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Foul bilges and peaks | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | |||
| Storage of drinking water (dirty or defective tanks) | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| Dirty quarters | 107 | 211 | 262 | 116 | 208 | 240 | 140 | 146 | 181 | 165 | 188 | 176 | 2,140 |
| Accumulation of offensive matter | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | 10 | |||||
| Miscellaneous Nuisances | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 44 | |
| Totals | 168 | 315 | 324 | 162 | 237 | 281 | 170 | 175 | 228 | 191 | 257 | 220 | 2,728 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were ordered | 17 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 27 | 18 | 183 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were reported as carried out | 3 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 50 | 185 |
NUMBER OF NUISANCES
the year ending 31st December, 1915.
| From discharge of foul liquid, sewage, &c., into the River | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Offensive condition of River water | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 1 | 1 |