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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | TOTAL. | 1903. | total for the year | 1907. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | ||||||||||||||||
| New boats registered | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Registration owing to structural alterations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Registration for other purposes | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Inspected | 89 | 86 | 89 | 118 | 105 | 85 | 147 | 86 | 49 | 91 | 58 | 107 | 1,110 | 1,139 | 1,022 | 1,087 | 1,502 | 1,294 |
| Conforming to Acts and Regulations | 84 | 81 | 73 | 105 | 98 | 69 | 136 | 77 | 42 | 87 | 54 | 100 | 1,006 | 989 | 905 | 961 | 1,377 | 1,188 |
| Infringements in respect to:— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Registration | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 6 |
| Notification of change of master | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Absence of certificate | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 16 | 30 | 29 | 24 |
| Certificate not identifying owner with boat | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Marking, &c. | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 14 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 18 |
| Overcrowding | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| Partition separating sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Males over age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Females over age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Cleanliness | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 30 | 28 | 37 | 28 | 36 | 35 |
| Painting | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Dilapidation | ... | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 31 | 47 | 38 | 34 | 37 | 29 |
| Removal of bilge water | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Without pump | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Refusal to admit Inspector | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| No proper water vessel | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 10 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 5 |
| Without double bulkhead | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Notification of infectious disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Detained for cleansing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Proceedings taken | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cautions given | 5 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 76 | 126 | 91 | 123 | 113 | 82 |
| ,, attended to | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 71 | 119 | 89 | 122 | 107 | 85 |
Total registered by Port Sanitary Authority since 1887 444
Cancelled 163
Actual number on Register, 31st December, 1908 281
Registered for 4,108 persons.
Carrying 2,296 persons.