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An extremely interesting  account of a Parliamentary investigation into the accommodation and condition of vessels prompted by a deputation of seamen from Seaham Harbour 1866 and 1867 can be found at this link: -

When you click on link below select "Next" on search result (i.e. 2 of 9) to go straight to the beginning of the deputation and the findings

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SwkTAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Seaham&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwirsdrzkfrOAhUHBsAKHfrrD9c4MhDoAQhGMAk#v=onepage&q=Seaham&f=false