Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1904 including annual report on factories and workshops
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Notes being sent to those responsible for the abatement of the same.
Description of Boat. | Number of Boats Inspected. | Number of Infringments. | Number of Complaint Notes Served. |
---|---|---|---|
Offensive Cargo | 21 | 11 | 5 |
Non-Offensive Cargo | 80 | 15 | 5 |
Total | 101 | 26 | 10 |
3.—Particulars of Infringements:—
(a) Registration.—No infringements. This Local Authority has
only powers of Inspection.
(b) Notification of Change of Master.—No infringements.
(c) Certificates.—Three infringements. A boat was working
without a certificate on board in one case, and in the other two
cases the certificates did not identify the owner of the boats.
(d) Marking.—No infringement.
(e) Overcrowding.—One infringement. Two children in excess
were sleeping in the aft cabin.
(f) Separation of the Sexes.—No infringements.
(g) Cleanliness.—Two infringements. The aft cabins were in a
dirty condition.
(h) Ventilation.—One infringement. The ventilating apparatus
was blocked up.
(i) Painting.—Six infringements. The re-painting of the interior
surface of the cabin was required in each case.
(j) Provision of Water Casks.— Seven infringements. One boat
was without a water vessel, and the cans were dirty and defective
in the other cases.
(k) Removal of Bilge Water.—One infringement. The boat had
no pump on board.
(I) Notification of Infectious Disease. — No case notified as
occurring among the occupants of the Canal Boats.
(m) Admittance of Inspector.—Admittance to the Canal Boats has
always been readily granted.