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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XLII.
NUMBER OF NUISANCES ON
ended 31st December, 1926.
| description of nuisances. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Nuisances:— Number of complaints received | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 38 |
| Number of recurrences reported | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Offensive Cargoes (Bye-laws):— Numberof Infringements reported | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | l | - | 12 |
| Structural and other Defects:— Ventilation | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 55 |
| Lighting | 12 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 58 |
| Heating | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 53 |
| Bare iron in crew's quarters | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Leaky decks, hawse-pipes, cable casings, &c | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 68 |
| Defective bulkheads and floors | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| Sanitary conveniences | 6 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 64 |
| Ship's gear or stores stowed in crew's quarters | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 |
| Foul bilges and peaks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Storage of drinking water (dirty or defective tanks) | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 |
| Dirty quarters | 133 | 103 | 137 | 98 | 91 | 109 | 88 | 106 | 72 | 109 | 96 | 123 | 1,265 |
| Accumulation of offensive matter | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances | 14 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 114 |
| Totals | 200 | 139 | 205 | 137 | 107 | 126 | 123 | 138 | 101 | 143 | 175 | 176 | 1,780 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were ordered | 33 | 24 | 47 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 34 | 320 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were reported as carried out | 13 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 42 | 14 | 27 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 25 | 201 |
| (Includes orders made in previous years and reported carried out during 1926.) | |||||||||||||
NUMBER OF NUISANCES
the year ended 31st December, 1926.
| From discharge of foul liquid, sewage, &c., into the River | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Offensive condition of River water | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
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