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Port of London 1909
Report for the year ended 31st December 1909 of the Medical Officer of Health for the Port of London
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TABLE XXXVIII.
SUMMARY OF CANAL BOATS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1909.
| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | TOTAL. | TOTAL FOR THE YEAR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | ||||||||||||||
| New boats registered | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Registration owing to structural alterations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Registration for other purposes ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Inspected | 63 | 66 | 96 | 81 | 154 | 154 | 120 | 92 | 132 | 155 | 147 | 119 | 1,379 | 1,022 | 1,087 | 1,502 | 1,294 | 1,110 |
| Conforming to Acts and Regulations | 58 | 65 | 89 | 78 | 140 | 143 | 111 | 88 | 127 | 144 | 133 | 113 | 1,289 | 905 | 961 | 1,377 | 1,188 | 1,066 |
| Infringements in respect to:— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Registration | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| Notification of change of master | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Absence of certificate | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 22 |
| Certificate not identifying owner with boat | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| Marking, &c. | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 20 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 18 | 14 |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Partition separating sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Males over age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Females over age | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Cleanliness | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 20 | 37 | 28 | 36 | 35 | 30 |
| Painting | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ventilation | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Dilapidation | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 8 | 2 | 8 | ... | ... | 8 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 38 | 34 | 37 | 29 | 31 |
| Removal of bilge water | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Without pump ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Refusal to admit Inspector | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| No proper water vessel | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| Without double bulkhead | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Notification of infectious disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Detained for cleansing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Proceedings taken... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cautions given | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 80 | 91 | 123 | 113 | 82 | 76 |
| „ attended to | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 80 | 89 | 122 | 107 | 85 | 71 |
Total registered by Port Sanitary Authority since 1887 445
Cancelled 195
Actual number on the Register, 31st December, 1909 250
Registered for 5,232 persons.
Carrying 2,852 persons.