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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX XXVI.
NUMBER OF NUISANCES ON
ended 31st December, 1934.
| description of nuisances. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Nuisances :— | |||||||||||||
| Number of complaints received | — | — | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 15 | |
| Number of recurrences reported | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Offensive Cargoes (Bye-laws):— | |||||||||||||
| Number of Infringements reported | — | — | — | 12 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Structural and other Defects :— | |||||||||||||
| Ventilation | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | 39 |
| Lighting | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 101 |
| Heating | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 63 |
| Bare iron in crew's quarters | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Leaky decks, hawse-pipes, cable casings, &c | 5 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 75 |
| Defective bulkheads and floors | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 47 |
| Sanitary conveniences | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 49 |
| Ship's gear or stores stowed in crew's quarters | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 2 |
| Foul bilges and peaks | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Storage of drinking water (dirty or defective tanks) | 2 | 3 | — | - | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| Dirty quarters | 121 | 147 | 159 | 149 | 146 | 148 | 128 | 130 | 128 | 160 | 168 | 142 | 1,726 |
| Verminous quarters | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 40 |
| Accumulation of offensive matter | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 23 |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 53 |
| Totals | 160 | 214 | 214 | 190 | 195 | 170 | 170 | 168 | 151 | 233 | 224 | 183 | 2,272 |
| Total number of vessels on which sanitary defects were reported | 142 | 188 | 190 | 165 | 173 | 159 | 148 | 162 | 146 | 188 | 193 | 161 | 2,015 |
| Total number of vessels on which sanitary defects were remedied | 132 | 171 | 178 | 160 | 172 | 155 | 139 | 152 | 140 | 178 | 184 | 153 | 1,914 |
| (Includes Orders made in previous years and reported carried out during 1934.) | |||||||||||||
| NUMBER OF NUISANCES IN THE RIVER REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year ended 31st December, 1934. | |||||||||||||
| Offensive condition of River Water | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| Totals | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18 |