Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX XXIX.
NUMBER OF NUISANCES ON
description of nuisances. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. |
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Smoke Nuisances:— Number of complaints received | – | – | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 19 |
Number of recurrences reported | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Offensive Cargoes (Bye-laws):— Number of Infringements reported | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
Structural and other Defects:— Ventilation | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 65. |
Lighting | 6 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 113 |
Heating | 10 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 7 | — | 9 | 14 | 24 | 17 | 125 |
Bare iron in crew's quarters | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 10 |
Leaky decks, hawse-pipes, cable casings, &c. | 12 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 126 |
Defectivebulkheads and floors | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 84 |
Sanitary conveniences | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 72 |
Ship's gear or stores stowed in crew's quarters | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Eoul bilges and peaks | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Storage of drinking water (dirty or defective tanks) | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 12 |
Dirty quarters | 192 | 182 | 164 | 179 | 207 | 186 | 155 | 127 | 141 | 209 | 210 | 167 | 2,119 |
Verminous quarters | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 47 |
Accumulation of offensive matter | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7 | ||
Miscellaneous Nuisances | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 66 |
Totals | 244 227 | 207 | 264 | 287 | 229 | 219 | 171 | 211 | 295 | 290 | 234 | 2,878 | |
Total number of vessels on which sanitary defects were reported | 223 | 203 | 184 | 211 | 251 | 208 | 182 | 157 | 179 | 256 | 255 | 209 | 2,518 |
Total number of vessels on which sanitary defects were remedied | 200 | 191 | 176 | 191 | 216 | 190 | 177 | 143 | 174 | 246 | 221 | 201 | 2,326 |
(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 Foreshore | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | nil. |
Totals | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | nil. |