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F.—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 Regents Canal
and Dock Company, and consists of a waterway of about 5J acres,
a portion of which has a through communication to the River
Thames on the one hand, and the Midlands on the other.
The major portion is a " cul de sac," with premises on either side
occupied by various firms as factories, warehouses and wharves, with
a few residential houses.
There are two wharves at which boats load offensive cargoes,
viz. :—22, Graham Street and 26, Wharf Road. The former belongs
to the Borough of Islington, and the latter to the Borough of
Finsbury. The " OSensive Cargoes " consist 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 18th December,
1908, I have to report as follows :—
1. The Canal Boats have been inspected by Inspector W. H.
Draper, the inspector for that portion of the Borough in which the
Canal is situated. There is no special remuneration for this work,
as the inspection of the canal boats is included in the duties of
the District Sanitary Inspector.