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City of London 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX XXVIII.
NUMBER OF NUISANCES ON SHORE PREMISES REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year ended 31st December, 1938.
| Discription of nuisances. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Nuisances:— | |||||||||||||
| Number of complaints received | |||||||||||||
| Number of recurrences reported | |||||||||||||
| Structural and other Defects:— | |||||||||||||
| Ventilation | |||||||||||||
| Lighting | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Heating | |||||||||||||
| Dilapidations | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Sanitary Conveniences | |||||||||||||
| Water Supply | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dirty Premises | 51 | 50 | 32 | 61 | 61 | 38 | 49 | 30 | 34 | 47 | 48 | 81 | 582 |
| Accumulation of Offensive Matter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Drainage | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| Miscellaneous Nuisances | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| Totals | 52 | 52 | 35 | 65 | 61 | 38 | 49 | 30 | 34 | 47 | 48 | 81 | 592 |
| Number of shore premises on which sanitary defects were reported | 52 | 52 | 33 | 63 | 61 | 38 | 49 | 30 | 34 | 47 | 48 | 81 | 588 |
| Number of shore premises on which sanitary defects were remedied | 52 | 52 | 33 | 62 | 61 | 38 | 49 | 30 | 34 | 47 | 48 | 81 1 | 587 |