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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 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]

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Table: APPENDIX VII.HYGIENE OF CREW SPACES. CLASSIFICATION OF NUISANCES 1949.

APPENDIX VII.

HYGIENE OF CREW SPACES. CLASSIFICATION OF NUISANCES 1949.

British owned Vessels.Foreign owned Vessels.
Smoke Nuisances:
No. of complaints received8-
No. of recurrences reported--
Offensive Cargoes
No. of infringements reported2-
Structural and other Defects
Inadequate ventilation343
Defective Lighting - Natural1-
do. do. - Artificial8-
Defective Heating27-
Condensation401
Leaking Decks40-
Leaking Ports, Decklights etc26-
Leaking Sideplates1-
Leaking Hawse and Chain Pipes3-
Deficient or Obstructed Floor drainage11-
Water lodging on top of Peak Tanks1-
Defective Bulkheads5-
do. Floors13-
do. Doors4-
do. Chain Pipes--
do. Bunks4-
do. Clothes Lockers62
do. Food Lockers111
do. Food Storage341
do. Cooking Arrangements13-
Defective or Uncleanly drinking water storage5-
Water Closets Obsolete81
do. Defective201
do. Foul or Choked181
do. Inadequate Flush18-
Wash Basins Defective7-
4-
Neglected Paintwork or Distemper29-
Absence of Washrooms12-
Absence of Messrooms21-
Misappropriation of Crew Spaces1-
Verminous quarters606
Dirty quarters79578
Miscellaneous39-
TOTALS1,3 2995
Total number of vessels on which sanitary defects were reported99184
Total number of vessels on which sanitary defects were remedied87479

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