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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 1950

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

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Table: APPENDIX V.HYGIENE OF GREW SPACES. CLASSIFICATION OF NUISANCES 1950.

APPENDIX V.

HYGIENE OF GREW SPACES. CLASSIFICATION OF NUISANCES 1950.

British owned Vessels.Foreign owned Vessels.
Smoke Nuisances
No. of complaints received21
No. of recurrences reported6-
Offensive Cargoes
No. of infringements reported8-
Structural and other Defects
Inadequate ventilation201
Defective Lighting - Natural1-
do. do. - Artificial51
Defective Heating192
Condensation262
Leaking Decks191
Leaking Portss Decklights etc.10-
Leaking Sideplates1-
Leaking Hawse and Chain Pipes4-
Deficient or Obstructed Floor drainage14-
Water lodging on top of Peak Tanks1-
Defective Bulkheads3-
do. Floors3-
do. Doors21
do. Chain Pipes--
do. Bunks--
do. Clothes Lockers61
do. Food Lockers13-
do. Food Storage31
do. Cooking Arrangements2-
Defective or Uncleanly drinking water storage3-
Water Closets Obsolete21
do. Defective192
do. Foul or Choked112
do. Inadequate Flush142
Wash Basins Defective6-
do. Fou19
Neglected Paintwork or Distemper302
Absence of Washrooms52
Absence of Messrooms72
Misappropriation of Crew spaces3-
Verminous quarters6215
Dirty quarters68979
Miscellaneous521
TOTALS1,107118
Total number of vessels on which sanitary defects were reported835102
Total number of vessels on which sanitary defects were remedied78491

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