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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX XXIV.
| Description of nuisances. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Nuisances :— | |||||||||||||
| Number of complaints received | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | 36 |
| Number of recurrences reported | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Offensive Cargoes (Bye-laws):— | |||||||||||||
| Number of Infringements reported | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 9 |
| Structural and other Defects:— | |||||||||||||
| Ventilation | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 70 |
| Lighting | 28 | 26 | 45 | 19 | 37 | 35 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 27 | 39 | 37 | 352 |
| Heating | 25 | 34 | 56 | 22 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 34 | 38 | 335 |
| Bare iron in crew's quarters | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Leaky decks, hawse-pipes, cable casings, &c | 13 | 6 | 30 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 175 |
| Defective bulkheads and floors | 13 | 11 | 27 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 193 |
| Sanitary conveniences | 20 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 171 |
| Ship's gear or stores stowed in crew's quarters | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Foul bilges and peaks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Storage of drinking water (dirty or defective tanks) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 34 |
| Dirty quarters | 129 | 149 | 156 | 112 | 186 | 121 | 142 | 138 | 146 | 203 | 152 | 169 | 1,803 |
| Verminous quarters | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 132 |
| Accumulation of offensive matter | 4 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 55 |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances | 7 | 9 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 178 |
| Totals | 264 | 288 | 402 | 225 | 357 | 257 | 252 | 243 | 250 | 345 | 322 | 351 | 3,556 |
| Total number of vessels on which sanitary defects were reported | 194 | 226 | 246 | 153 | 282 | 179 | 210 | 210 | 184 | 279 | 230 | 260 | 2,643 |
| Total number of vessels on which sanitary defects were remedied | 177 | 213 | 216 | 143 | 273 | 168 | 198 | 187 | 177 | 291 | 208 | 241 | 2,492 |
| (Includes Orders made in previous years and reported carried out during 1936.) | |||||||||||||
NUMBER OF NUISANCES IN THE RIVER REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during
the year ended 31st December, 1936.
| Offensive condition of River Water | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |