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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX XXVII.
| DESCRIPTION OF NUISANCES. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Nuisances :— | |||||||||||||
| Number of complaints received | 2 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 108 |
| Number of recurrences reported | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Offensive Cargoes (Bye-laws):— | |||||||||||||
| Number of Infringements reported | - | 6 | 5 | - | 4 | - | 5 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 6 | 32 |
| Structural and other Defects :— | |||||||||||||
| Ventilation | - | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 47 |
| Lighting | 11 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 264 |
| Heating | 12 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 36 | 155 |
| Bare iron in crew's quarters | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Leaky decks, hawse-pipes, cable casings, &c | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 105 |
| Defective bulkheads and floors | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 92 |
| Sanitary conveniences | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 77 |
| Ship's gear or stores stowed in crew's quarters | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| Foul bilges and peaks | |||||||||||||
| Storage of drinking water (dirty or defective tanks) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 24 | ||
| Dirty quarters | 167 | 170 | 174 | 190 | 169 | 139 | 120 | 115 | 110 | 143 | 159 | 123 | 1,779 |
| Verminous quarters | 3 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 108 |
| Accumulation of offensive matter | 8 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 73 |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 95 |
| Totals | 217 | 270 | 276 | 269 | 253 | 203 | 233 | 181 | 230 | 297 | 276 | 263 | 2,968 |
| Total number of vessels on which sanitary defects were reported | 188 | 207 | 1 233 240 | 222 | 180 | 183 | 147 | 172 | 211 | 227 | 194 | 2,404 | |
| Total number of vessels on which sanitary defects were remedied | 176 | 185 | 189 | 212 | 195 | 166 | 180 | 183 | 164 | 226 | 268 | 220 | 2,364 |
| (Includes Orders made in previous | years | and reported | carried | out during 1935.) | |||||||||
NUMBER OF NUISANCES
the year ended 31st December, 1935.
| Offensive condition of River Water | 1 | 1 | 43 | 45 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 121 | ||||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 43 | 45 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 121 |