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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX VII.
HYGIENE OP CREW SPACES. CLASSIFICATION OP NUISANCES 1947.
| British owned Vessels. | Foreign owned Vessels. | |
|---|---|---|
| Smoke Nuisances:- | ||
| No. of complaints received | - | - |
| No. of recurrences renorted | - | - |
| Offensive Cargoes:- | ||
| No. of infringements reported | - | - |
| Structural and other Defects:- | ||
| Inadequate ventilation | 34 | - |
| Defective Lighting - Natural | 11 | - |
| do. do. - Artificial | 7 | 1 |
| Defctive Heating | 36 | 2 |
| Condensation | 26 | 1 |
| leaking Decks | 78 | 1 |
| Leaking Ports, Decklights etc | 51 | - |
| Leaking Sideplates | 4 | — |
| Leaking Hawse and Chain Pipes | 2 | - |
| Deficient or Obstructed Floor drainage | 17 | - |
| Water lodging on top of Peak Tanks | 2 | - |
| Defective Bulkheads | 9 | 1 |
| do, Floors | 10 | - |
| do. Doors | 10 | - |
| do. Chain Pipes | 2 | - |
| do. Bunks | 3 | - |
| do. Clothes Lockers | 24 | 1 |
| Do. Food Lockers | 18 | 3 |
| do. Pood Storage | 36 | 3 |
| do. Cooking Arrangements | 8 | - |
| Defective or Uncleanly drinking water storage | 9 | - |
| Water Closets Obsolete | 8 | 1 |
| do. Defective | 45 | 5 |
| do. Foul or Choked | 24 | - |
| do. Inadequate Plush | 22 | - |
| Wash Basins Defective | 17 | - |
| Do. Foul | 25 | - |
| Neglected Paintwork or Distemper | 56 | 1 |
| Absence of Washrooms | 18 | 2 |
| Absence of Messrooms | 22 | 2 |
| Misappropriation of Crew Spaces | 1 | - |
| Verminous quarters | 93 | 5 |
| Dirty quarters | 785 | 64 |
| Miscellaneous | 43 | 2 |
| Totals | 1556 | 95 |
| Total number of vessels on which sanitary defects were reported | 928 | 75 |
| Total number of vessels on which sanitary defects were remedied | 841 | 70 |
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