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Port of London 1912
Report for the year ended 31st December 1912 of the Medical Officer of Health for the Port of London
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Offensive Cargoes—
| Date. | Name of Vessel. | Infringement. |
|---|---|---|
| July 15 | Lighter "Cambridge" | Laden with a cargo of fish in a decomposing condition, which was not properly and securely covered so as to prevent any nuisance arising therefrom. |
| „ 15 | Lighter "Ann" | Ditto Ditto. |
| Aug. 14 | Lighter "May" | Laden with a cargo of refuse matter which was not properly and securely cevered so as to prevent any nuisance arising therefrom. |
| „ 16 | Lighter "Mary Ann" | Laden with a cargo of fish offal, which was not properly and securely covered so as to prevent any nuisance arising therefrom. |
| 16 | Lighter "Faith" | Ditto Ditto. |
| „ 27 | Lighter " Victor " | Laden with a cargo of dung, &c., which was not properly and securely covered so as to prevent any nuisance arising therefrom. |
| Oct. 19 | Lighter "Ruth" | Laden with a cargo of house refuse which was not properly and securely covered so as to prevent any nuisance arising therefrom, and was also loaded above the coamings. |
| „ 22 | Lighter "Tiger" | Ditto Ditto. |
| „ 24 | Lighter "Salford" | Ditto Ditto. |
| „ 24 | Lighter "Mulatto" | Ditto Ditto. |
| „ 28 | Lighter "Robert" | Laden with a cargo of fish offal which was not properly and securely covered so as to prevent any nuisance arising therefrom. |
| „ 29 | Lighter "Cambridge" | Ditto Ditto. |
| „ 30 | Lighter "Walter" | Laden with a cargo of refuse matter which was not properly and securely covered so as to prevent any nuisance arising therefrom. |
| Nov. 18 | Lighter "Wandsworth" | Ditto ditto. |
| „ 18 | Lighter "Baby" | Ditto Ditto, and also loaded above the coamings. |
| „ 19 | Lighter Heather" | Ditto Ditto. |
| „ 25 | Lighter "Ann" | Laden with a cargo of fish offal, which was not properly and securely covered so as to prevent any nuisance arising therefrom. |
| Dec. 7 | Lighter "Militant" | Loaded with a cargo of road sweepings, &c., which was not properly and securely covered so as to prevent any nuisance arising therefrom. |
| „ 7 | Lighter "Roger Leigh" | Ditto Ditto. |
| „ 12 | Lighter "Robert" | Laden with a cargo of fish offal which was not properly and securely covered so as to prevent any nuisance arising therefrom. |
OFFENSIVE CARGO BYE-LAWS.
The infringements against the Bye-laws in respect of the Carriage of Offensive
Cargoes continue to be committed from time to time, the principal offenders being the
craft employed by contractors in the removal of refuse matter from the Metropolis to the
Rubbish shoots in the lower reaches of the river.
In the year under review, many of these cases occurred daring the periods of
suspension of labour in the Port when it became difficult not only to remove the barges
but to get them properly covered.