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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 1916
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXIX.
NUMBER OF NUISANCES ON VESSELS REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year
ending 31st December, 1916.
| Description of Nuisances. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Nuisances:— | |||||||||||||
| Number of complaints received | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Number of recurrences reported | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Offensive Cargoes (Bye-laws):— | |||||||||||||
| Number of Infringements reported | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 11 |
| Structural and other Defects:— | |||||||||||||
| Ventilation | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 68 |
| ghting | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 46 |
| Heating | 7 | 2 | 10 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 35 |
| Bare iron in crew's quarters | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Leaky decks, hawse-pipes, cable casings, &c. | 9 | 5 | 8 | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ... | 3 | 6 | 3 | 46 |
| Defective bulkheads and floors | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 19 |
| Sanitary conveniences | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ... | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 38 |
| Ship's gear or stores stowed in crew's quarters | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Foul bilges and peaks | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 18 |
| Storage of drinking water (dirty or defective tanks) | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 7 |
| Dirty quarters | 107 | 173 | 160 | 155 | 190 | 159 | 135 | 140 | 129 | 202 | 179 | 181 | 1,910 |
| Accumulation of offensive matter | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | ... | 12 |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 51 |
| Totals | 154 | 204 | 214 | 176 | 216 | 181 | 164 | 165 | 145 | 239 | 206 | 202 | 2,266 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were ordered | 20 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 160 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were reported as carried out | 8 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 134 |
NUMBER OF NUISANCES IN THE RIVER REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during
the year ending 31st December, 1916.
| From discharge of foul liquid, sewage, &c., into the River | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Offensive condition of River water | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |