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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX XXX.
NUMBER OF NUISANCES ON
| description of nuisances. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Nuisances:— | |||||||||||||
| Number of complaints received | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Number of recurrences reported | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Structural and other Defects:— | |||||||||||||
| Ventilation | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lighting | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Heating | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dilapidations | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 10 |
| Sanitary Conveniences | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 23 |
| Water Supply | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dirty Premises | 93 | 83 | 108 | 86 | 86 | 71 | 108 | 35 | 61 | 86 | 81 | 74 | 972 |
| Accumulation of Offensive Matter | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 16 |
| Drainage | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 |
| Foul Cesspits, Latrines, &c | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Totals | 100 | 87 | 120 | 97 | 90 | 77 | 117 | 40 | 65 | 91 | 85 | 78 | 1047 |
| Number of shore premises on which sanitary defects were reported | 99 | 85 | 114 | 93 | 89 | 75 | 112 | 40 | 64 | 91 | 85 | 78 | 1025 |
| Number of shore premises on which sanitary defects were remedied | 96 | 84 | 121 | 90 | 88 | 72 | 115 | 38 | 61 | 89 | 83 | 76 | 1013 |