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Port of London 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX V.
HYGIENE OF CREW SPACES CLASSIFICATION OF NUISANCES 1946.
| British Owned Vessels. | Foreign Owned Vessels. | |
|---|---|---|
| Smoke Nuisances:- | ||
| No. of complaints received | - | - |
| No. of recurrences reported | - | - |
| Offensive Cargoes- | ||
| No. of infringements reported | - | - |
| Structural and other Defects:- | ||
| Inadequate ventilation | 54 | 1 |
| Defective Lighting - Natural | 18 | - |
| do. do. - Artificial | 6 | 1 |
| Defective Heating | 42 | 1 |
| Condensation | 27 | - |
| Leaking Decks | 51 | 3 |
| Leaking Ports, Decklights etc. | 52 | 8 |
| Leaking Sideplates | 3 | - |
| Leaking Hawse or Chain Pipes | 9 | - |
| Deficient or Obstructed Floor drainage | 19 | - |
| Water lodging on top of Peak Tanks | 6 | - |
| Defective Bulkheads | 7 | 1 |
| do. Floors | 22 | - |
| do . Doors | 10 | - |
| Do. Bunk | 6 | - |
| do. Clothes Lockers | 36 | - |
| do. Food Luckers | 13 | - |
| do. Food Storage | 22 | 3 |
| do. Cooking Arrangements | 4 | - |
| Defective or Uncleanly drinking water storage | 8 | - |
| Water Closets Obsolete | 16 | 1 |
| Do. Defective | 57 | 8 |
| do. Foul or Choked | 27 | 2 |
| do. Inadequate Flush | 18 | - |
| Wash Basins Defective | 23 | 1 |
| do. Foul | 14 | _ |
| Neglected Paintwork or Distemper | 68 | 3 |
| Absence of Washrooms. | 21 | - |
| Absence of Messrooms | 22 | - |
| Misappropriation of Crew Spaces | 3 | - |
| Verminous quarters | 107 | 7 |
| Dirty quarters | 723 | 53 |
| Miscellaneous | 58 | 2 |
| Totals | 1,572 | 95 |
| Total number of vessels on which sanitary defects were reported | 968 | 65 |
| Total number of vessels on which sanitary defects were remedied | 894 | 61 |
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