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GENERAL SANITATION AND
ADMINISTRATION.
The Canal and Canal Boats.—The portion of the
Canal situated within the Borough of Finsbury and known as the
City Road Basin is owned by the Regent's Canal and Docks Company,
and consists of a waterway of about 5¾ acres, a portion of
which has a through communication with the River Thames on the
one hand and the Midlands on the other.
The cul de sac has on either side premises occupied by various
firms as factories, warehouses and wharves, with a few residential
houses.
There are three wharves at which boats load offensive cargo,
viz.: 22, Graham Street, 12, Macclesfield Street, and 26, Wharf
Road. The first belongs to the Borough of Islington and the
other two to the Borough of Finsbury. The " offensive cargo "
consists of street sweepings and house refuse.
Complying with section 3 of the Canal Boats Act, 1884, and the
instruction of the Local Government Board, dated 21st December,
1904, I have to report as follows:—
1.—The Canal Boats have been inspected by Inspector Arthur Ernest
Powell, the Inspector for that portion of the Borough in which the
Canal is situated. There is no separate remuneration for this work
as the inspection of Canal Boats is included in the duties of the
District Sanitary Inspector.
2.—The number of Canal Boats inspected during the year 1904
was 101 (21 being offensive cargo boats). There were 20 Infringements
of the Acts and Regulations, necessitating 10 Complaint