[Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Glasgow.

  • Glasgow (Scotland)
Date:
1947
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Credit: [Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Glasgow. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Foreign Wash Places and Watev-Closet Compartments— Coasters. Arrivals. Seats broken or missing ... 5 48 Doors broken or defective 22 W.C. Basins broken . 9 Lighting defective 2 Ventilation defective __ 7 Wash Basins broken . 4 Soilpipe or Storm Valve defective 2 25 Floors broken — 9 7 126 Functional Neglect— Paintwork dirtv ... 35 Floors and Woodwork dirty 8 60 Tables and Benches dirty 13 52 Alleyways dirty ... 2 45 Food Lockers dirty 16 55 Verminous condition 2 155 Galleys dirty ... 13 Scuppers choked — 35 Accumulation of Rubbish 6 45 Beds and Bedding dirty —! 9 47 504 Totals. 53 22 9 2 7 4 27 9 133 35 68 65 47 71 157 13 35 51 9 551 Wash Places and Water-Closet Compartments— Troughs of W.C. Basins foul or choked ... 3 45 Floors or Woodwork dirty ... ... ... 3 30 Paintwork dirty ... ... ... ... ... 2 34 Scuppers choked ... ... ... ... — 28 Flushing Apparatus defective ... ... ... — 45 Wash Basins dirty or choked ... ... ... — 43 48 33 36 28 45 43 8 225 233 1,110 1,176 As the above tables show, more than 50 per cent, of the defects are due to neglect. The majority of this type of defect was discovered on vessels of British nationality, and as in former years it would appear that the standard of cleanliness does not compare favourably with the standard found on vessels of other nationalities. It does not, however, present a true picture of the standard of cleanliness on board British vessels, as the conditions found .are, apart from vermin infestation, due to the members of the crew, on being paid off at the conclusion of the voyage, discarding all sorts of unwanted articles, including food, which create accumulations of rubbish, untidy tables, floors, bunks, food lockers, messrooms, wash-places, latrines, etc. It has been observed that vessels calling at this port which have not completed the voyage compare favourably, apart from the above exception, with vessels of other nationality.