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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXXV.
NUMBER OF NUISANCES ON VESSELS REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year
ended 31st December, 1919.
| 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 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 15 |
| Structural and other Defects:— | |||||||||||||
| Ventilation | 2 | 6 | 8 | ... | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 39 |
| Lighting | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Heating | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| Bare iron in crew's quarters | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 6 |
| Leaky decks, hawse-pipes, cable casings, &c. | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 40 |
| Defective bulkheads and floors | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 15 |
| Sanitary conveniences | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
| Ship's gear or stores stowed in crew's quarters | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 5 |
| Foul bilges and peaks | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
| Storage of drinking water (dirty or defective tanks) | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Dirty quarters | 118 | 137 | 138 | 147 | 123 | 111 | 138 | 121 | 149 | 139 | 152 | 205 | 1,678 |
| Accumulation of offensive matter | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 37 |
| Totals | 136 | 163 | 166 | 155 | 150 | 131 | 151 | 129 | 171 | 152 | 170 | 231 | 1,905 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were ordered | 6 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 t | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 97 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were reported as carried out | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 53 |
| NUMBER OF NUISANCES IN THE RIVER REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year ended 31st December, 1919. | |||||||||||||
| From discharge of foul liquid, sewage, &c., into the River Oftensive condition of River water | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Totals | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |