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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 XXVIII.
NUMBER OF NUISANCES ON
| description of nuisances. | January. | February. | March. | 1 April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Smoke Nuisances :— | |||||||||||||
| Number of complaints received | |||||||||||||
| Number of recurrences reported | |||||||||||||
| Structural and other Defects :— | |||||||||||||
| Ventilation | |||||||||||||
| Lighting | |||||||||||||
| Heating | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dilapidations | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 17 | ||
| Sanitary Conveniences | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 17 | ||
| Water Supply | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — |
| Dirty Premises | 129 | 105 | 102 | 101 | 109 | 102 | 1,272 | ||||||
| Accumulation of Offensive Matter | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 11 |
| Drainage | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 21 | ||
| Miscellaneous Nuisances | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | |
| Totals | 135 | 109 | 139 | 110 | 96 | 92 | 112 | 123 | 109 | 1,349 | |||
| Number of shore premises on which sanitary defects were reported | 134 | 109 | 77 | 138 | 110 | 95 | 90 | 109 | 117 | 109 | 1,334 | ||
| Number of shore premises on which sanitary defects were remedied | 132 | 109 | 76 | 137 | 108 | 89 | 90 | 114 | 118 | 107 | 1,327 |