Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 |
(36)