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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 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXX.
NUMBER OF NUISANCES ON VESSELS REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year
ended 31st December, 1918.
| 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Offrnrtvr CARGOES (Bye-laws):— | |||||||||||||
| Number of Infringements reported | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
| Structural and other Defects:— | |||||||||||||
| Ventilation | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 59 |
| Lighting | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 48 |
| Heating | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 12 |
| Bare iron in crew's quarters | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Leaky decks, hawse-pipes, cable casings, &c. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 44 |
| Defective bulkheads and floors | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 11 |
| Sanitary conveniences | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 14 |
| Ship's gear or stores stowed in crew's quarters ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 |
| Foul bilges and peaks | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 |
| Storage of drinking water (dirty or defective tanks) | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | . .. | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 |
| Dirty quarters | 123 | 140 | 134 | 154 | 119 | 116 | 97 | 88 | 119 | 140 | 112 | 154 | 1,496 |
| Accumulation of offensive matter | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 36 |
| Totals | 151 | 159 | 142 | 175 | 133 | 133 | 119 | 102 | 143 | 177 | 126 | 195 | 1,755 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were ordered | 11 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 99 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were reported as carried out | 7 | 5 | 2 | ... | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ... | 40 |
| NUMBER OF NUISANCES IN THE RIVER REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year ended 31st December, 1918. | |||||||||||||
| From discharge of foul liquid, sewage, Ac., into the River | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Offensive condition of River water | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |