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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 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XIII.
NUMBER OF NUISANCES ON VESSELS REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year
ending 31st December, 1917.
| Description of Nuisances. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Nuisances:— Number of complaints received | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Number of recurrences reported | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Offensive Cargoes (Bye-laws):— Number of Infringements reported | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| Structural and other Defects:— Ventilation | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | ... | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 39 |
| Lighting | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | ... | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
| Heating | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| Bare iron in crew's quarters | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 |
| Leaky decks, hawse-pipes, cable casings, &c. | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 36 |
| Defective bulkheads and floors | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Sanitary conveniences | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 29 |
| Ship's gear or stores stowed in crew's quarters | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Foul bilges and peaks | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 13 |
| Storage of drinking water (dirty or defective tanks) | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 8 |
| Dirty quarters | 139 | 143 | 161 | 151 | 227 | 137 | 119 | 130 | 113 | 136 | 135 | 151 | 1,742 |
| Accumulation of offensive matter | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 10 |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
| Totals | 152 | 161 | 187 | 182 | 241 | 166 | 146 | 153 | 130 | 171 | 151 | 165 | 2,005 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were ordered | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 93 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were reported as carried out | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 71 |
NUMBER OF NUISANCES IN THE RIVER REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during
the year ending 31st December, 1917.
| From discharge of foul liquid, sewage, &c., into the River | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | v | 2 |
| Offensive condition of River water | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |