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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX XXVII.
NUMBER OF NUISANCES ON VESSELS REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year ended 31st December, 1933.
| DESCRIPTION OF NUISANCES. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Nuisances :— Number of complaints received | — | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | _ | _ | 2 | _ | _ | 23 |
| Number of recurrences reported | |||||||||||||
| Offensive Cargoes (Bye-laws):— Number of Infringements reported | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | - | — | — | 3 | 6 | |
| Structural and other Defects:— Ventilation | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 44 |
| Lighting | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 88 |
| Heating | 15 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 107 |
| Bare iron in crew's quarters | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 |
| Leaky decks, hawse-pipes, cable casings, &c | 13 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 110 |
| Defective bulkheads and floors | 4 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 98 |
| Sanitary conveniences | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 56 |
| Ship's gear or stores stowed in crew's quarters | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 7 |
| Foul bilges and peaks | |||||||||||||
| Storage of drinking water (dirty or defective tanks) | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 19 |
| Dirty quarters | 180 | 200 | 189 | 147 | 205 | 241 | 179 | 154 | 176 | 202 | 164 | 193 | 2,230 |
| Verminous quarters | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — | 32 |
| Accumulation of offensive matter | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | 1 | 23 |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 66 |
| Totals | 234 | 258 | 263 | 194 | 259 | 290 | 209 | 171 | 271 | 300 | 233 | 232 | 2,194 |
| Total number of vessels on which sanitary defects were reported | 209 | 231 | 224 | 207 | 237 | 265 | 198 | 169 | 208 | 263 | 191 | 235 | 2,637 |
| Total number of vessels on which sanitary defects were remedie | 190 | 220 | 198 | 194 | 222 | 255 | 193 | 164 | 201 | 249 | 185 | 217 | 2,488 |
(Includes Orders made in previous years and reported carried out during 1983.)
NUMBER OF NUISANCES IN THE RIVER REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year ended 31st December, 1933.
| Offensive accumulation on Foreshore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | nil. |
| Totals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | nil. |