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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
Port of London 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX XXXIII.
NUMBER OF NUISANCES ON VESSELS REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year ended 31st December, 1929.
| DISCRIPTION OF NUISANCES | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Nuisances:— | |||||||||||||
| Number of complaints received | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 34 |
| Number of recurrences reported | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Offensive Cargoes (Bye-laws):— | |||||||||||||
| Number of Infringements reported | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 20 |
| Structural and other Defects:— | |||||||||||||
| Ventilation | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 116 |
| Lighting | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 122 |
| Heating | 14 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 12 | 100 |
| Bare iron in crew's quarters | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| Leaky decks, hawse-pipes, cable casings. &c. | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 134 |
| Defective bulkheads and floors | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 67 |
| Sanitary conveniences | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 62 |
| Ship's gear or stores stowed in crew's quarters | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Foul bilges and peaks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| Storage of drinking water (dirty or defective tanks) | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 9 |
| Dirty quarters | 113 | 109 | 117 | 110 | 130 | 100 | 89 | 103 | 114 | 158 | 150 | 124 | 1,417 |
| Verminous quarters | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 46 |
| Accumulation of offensive matter | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 89 |
| Totals | 170 | 164 | 167 | 156 | 227 | 139 | 122 | 138 | 214 | 277 | 265 | 210 | 2,249 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were ordered | 32 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 34 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 47 | 49 | 48 | 32 | 380 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were reported as carried out | 32 | 19 | 45 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 57 | 249 |
(Includes Orders made in previous years and reported carried out during 1929.)
NUMBER OF NUISANCES IN THE RIVER REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year ended 31st December, 1929.
| Offensive accumulation on Foreshore | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | - | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Totals | - | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |