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City of London 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]

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APPENDIX XXIX.

NUMBER OF NUISANCES ON VESSELSREPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the yearended 31st December, 1932.

description of nuisances.January.February.March.April.May.June.July.August.September.October.November.December.Totals.
Smoke Nuisances:— Number of complaints received2271131219
Number of recurrences reported
Offensive Cargoes (Bye-laws):— Number of Infringements reported123
Structural and other Defects:— Ventilation336758533124665.
Lighting68712153861115139113
Heating10174128379142417125
Bare iron in crew's quarters11241110
Leaky decks, hawse-pipes, cable casings, &c.1249131881091312117126
Defectivebulkheads and floors9447881245114884
Sanitary conveniences524107873765872
Ship's gear or stores stowed in crew's quarters13221110
Eoul bilges and peaks
Storage of drinking water (dirty or defective tanks)1121141112
Dirty quarters1921821641792071861551271412092101672,119
Verminous quarters23231176119247
Accumulation of offensive matter212117
Miscellaneous Nuisances2111533861146666
Totals244 2272072642872292191712112952902342,878
Total number of vessels on which sanitary defects were reported2232031842112512081821571792562552092,518
Total number of vessels on which sanitary defects were remedied2001911761912161901771431742462212012,326

(Includes Orders made in previous years and reported carried out during 1932.)

NUMBER OF NUISANCES IN THE RIVER REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year ended 31st December, 1932.

offensive accumulation on Foreshorenil.
Totalsnil.