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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX XXXII.
NUMBER OF NUISANCES ON VESSELS REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year ended 31st December, 1930.
| description of nuisances. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Nuisances :— Number of complaints received | 2 | 2 | I | 2 | 4 | I | 1 | _ | 3 | 1 | _ | - | 17 |
| Number of recurrences reported | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Offensive Cargoes (Bye-laws):— Number of Infringements reported | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Structural and other Defects :— Ventilation | 8 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 11 | n | 6 | 124 |
| Lighting | 6 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 109 |
| Heating | 6 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 99 |
| Bare iron in crew's quarters | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| Leaky decks, hawse-pipes, cable casings. &c | 13 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 153 |
| Defective bulkheads and floors | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 90 |
| Sanitary conveniences | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 58 |
| Ship's gear or stores stowed in crew's quarters | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 10 |
| Foul bilges and peaks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Storage of drinking water (dirty or defective tanks) | - | — | — | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Dirty quarters | 145 | 143 | 160 | 137 | 154 | 139 | 109 | 112 | 14S | 144 | 149 | 130 | 1,670 |
| Verminous quarters | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 49 |
| Accumulation of offensive matter | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 13 |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances | 19 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 115 |
| Totals | 222 | 231 | 253 | 209 | 250 | 201 | 181 | 151 | 21S | 220 | 235 | 165 | 2,536 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were ordered | 44 | 41 | 43 | 27 | 44 | 37 | 32 | 20 | 40 | 36 | 40 | 17 | 421 |
| Total number of vessels on which structural alterations were reported as carried out | 21 | 31 | 17 | 35 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 43 | 11 | 33 | 281 |
| (Includes Orders made in previous years and reported carried out during 1930.) | |||||||||||||
NUMBER OF NUISANCES IN THE RIVER REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year ended 31st December, 1930.
| Offensive accumulation on Foreshore | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Totals | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |