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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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXXV.
SUMMARY OF CANAL BOATS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 ST DECEMBER, 1911.
| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | TOTAL. | total for the year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | ||||||||||||||
| New boats registered | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Registration owing to structural alterations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Registration for other purposes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Inspected | 61 | 79 | 105 | 89 | 89 | 73 | 61 | 58 | 53 | 62 | 91 | 68 | 889 | 1,502 | 1,294 | 1,110 | 1,379 | 878 |
| Conforming to Acts and Regulations | 55 | 73 | 101 | 85 | 75 | 66 | 56 | 54 | 46 | 53 | 78 | 58 | 800 | 1,377 | 1,188 | 1,066 | 1,289 | 807 |
| Infringements in respect to:— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Registration | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | ... | 4 |
| Notification of change of master | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Absence of certificate | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 44 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 20 |
| Certificate not identifying owner with boat | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 5 | ... |
| Marking, &c. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 18 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 9 |
| Overcrowding | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Partition separating sexes | . . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Males over age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Females over age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cleanliness | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 12 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 20 | 14 |
| Painting | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 9 |
| Ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Dilapidation | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 29 | ... | ... | 27 | ||
| Removal of bilge water | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27 |
| Without pump | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Refusal to admit Inspector | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| No proper water vessel | 0 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 10 | 6 | 5 |
| Without double bulkhead | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Notification of infectious disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Detained for cleansing | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Proceedings taken | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cautions given | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 70 | 113 | 82 | 76 | 80 | 33 |
| „ attended to | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 49 | 107 | 85 | 71 | 80 | 46 |
Total registered by Port Sanitary Authority since 1887 456
Cancelled 198
Actual number on the Register, 31st December, 1911 258
Registered for 3,268 persons.
Carrying 1,989 persons.