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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XLII.
NUMBER OF NUISANCES ON
ended 31st December, 1927.
| DESCRIPTION' OF NUISANCES. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Nuisancers | |||||||||||||
| Number of complaints received | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 42 |
| Number of recurrences reported | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Offensive Cargoes (Bye-laws) :— | |||||||||||||
| .Number of Infringements reported | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | [ — | — | — | 3 |
| | Structural and other Defects :— | |||||||||||||
| Ventilation | 7 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 5 | — | 20 | 13 | 2 | 81 |
| Lighting | 8 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 94 |
| Heating | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 15 | 13 | 62 |
| Bare iron in crew's quarters | 1 | - | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| Leaky decks, hawse-pipes, cable casings, &c | 12 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 102 |
| Defective bulkheads and floors | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 2 | - | 41 |
| Sanitary conveniences | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 47 |
| Ship's gear or stores stowed in crew's quarters | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| Foul bilges and peaks | — | — | 1 | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Storage of drinking water (dirty or defective tanks) | — | — | — | 2 | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | - | 3 |
| Dirty quarters | 66 | 72 | 108 | 98 | 116 | 87 | 85 | 101 | 115 | 114 | 146 | 110 | 1,218 |
| Verminous quarters | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 50 |
| Accumulation of offensive matter | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 13 |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances | 9 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 41 | |
| Totals | 128 | 119 | 65 | 171 | 147 | 135 | 108 | 127 | 153 | 204 | 211 | 152 | 1,820 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were ordered | 32 | 23 | 33 | 35 | 19 | 29 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 65 | 26 | 354 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were reported as carried out | 22 | 22 | 39 | 26 | 16 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 32 | 267 |
| (Includes Orders made in previous years and reported carried out during 1927.) | |||||||||||||
NUMBER OF NUISANCES IN THE RIVER REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during
the year ended 31st December, 1927.
| Offensive accumulation on Foreshore | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Totals | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |