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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SECTION XIII INSPECTION OF SHIPS FOR NUISANCES TABLE G
Number of vessels visited by Port Health Inspectors | 10,951 |
Number of vessels on which sanitary defects were found, and details reported to the | |
Master, Owners and/or Board of Trade | 59 |
Number of Statutory Notices served | - |
Number of Informal Notices served | 20 |
Number of vessels on which sanitary defects were remedied | 59 |
Summary of Structural and other Defects
Nature of Inspection | No. of Defects |
---|---|
Inadequate Ventilation | 2 |
Defective Lighting — Natural | - |
— Artificial | 2 |
Defective or Insufficient Heating | 1 |
Dampness - Condensation | 1 |
— Leaking Decks | 2 |
- Leaking Ports, Decklights etc. | 2 |
— Leaking Sideplates | — |
- Leaking Hawse or Chain Pipes | _ |
- Defective or Obstructed Floor Drainage | 10 |
- Water lodging on top of Peak Tanks | — |
Defective — Bulkheads | 4 ' |
— Floors | 12 |
- Doors | 1 |
- Chain Pipes | — |
— Bunks | — |
— Clothes Lockers | 1 |
- Food Lockers | 5 |
- Food Storage | 15 |
- Cooking Arrangements | 21 |
Defective or Unclean Drinking Water Storage | 5 |
Water Closets — Obsolete | — |
— Defective | 6 |
— Foul or Choked | 13 |
- Inadequate Flush | 4 |
Wash Basins - Defective | 7 |
- Foul | 10 |
Neglected Paintwork or Distemper | 9 |
Absence of Washrooms | — |
of Messrooms | — |
Misappropriation of Crew Spaces | 2 |
Verminous Quarters | 196 |
Miscellaneous | 22 |
TOTAL | 353 |
General Summary Analysis of the Sanitary Inspections, etc. in the Port of London for the year ended 31st December, 1972.
Type of Vessel/Premises | Inspected | Defective/Cleansed | |
---|---|---|---|
Foreign Going: | Steam | 9,764 | 181 |
Sail | - | - | |
Coastwise: | Steam | 1,187 | 7 |
Sail | - | - | |
10,951 | 188 | ||
Inland Navigation: | Steam | 168 | _ |
Sail | — | _ | |
Lighters | 277 | 38 | |
Canal Boats: | 3,691 | 147 | |
Shore Premises: | 4,136 | 185 | |
TOTAL | 19,223 | 558 |