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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
Port of London 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXIX.
SUMMARY OF CANAL BOATS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1907.
| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | TOTAL. | TOTAL FOR THE YEAR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | ||||||||||||||
| New boats registered | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Registration owing to structural alterations | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Registration for other purposes | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| Inspected | 86 | 103 | 158 | 138 | 136 | 94 | 133 | 94 | 86 | 85 | 82 | 99 | 1,294 | 894 | 1,139 | 1,022 | 1,087 | 1,502 |
| Conforming to Acts and Regulations | 81 | 95 | 146 | 120 | 127 | 89 | 123 | 87 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 84 | 1,188 | 748 | 989 | 905 | 961 | 1,377 |
| Infringements in respect to:— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Registration | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 6 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 10 |
| Notification of change of master | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Absence of certificate | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 24 | 38 | 28 | 16 | 30 | 29 |
| Certificate not identifying owner with boat | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Marking, &c. | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 18 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 28 |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Partition separating sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Males over age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Females over age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cleanliness | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 37 | 28 | 36 |
| Painting | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Ventilation | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| Dilapidation | 3 | 3 | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ... | 5 | 29 | 47 | 47 | 38 | 34 | 37 |
| Removal of bilge water | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Without pump | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Refusal to admit Inspector | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| No proper water vessel | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 1 |
| Without double bulkhead | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Notification of infectious disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Detained for cleansing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Proceedings taken | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cautions given | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 82 | 138 | 126 | 91 | 123 | 113 |
| „ attended to | 11 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 85 | 114 | 119 | 89 | 122 | 107 |
Total registered by Port Sanitary Authority since 1887 442
Cancelled 163 Registered for 4,657 persons.
Actual number on Register, 31st December, 1907 279 Carrying 2,520 persons.