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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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TABLE XXXVIII.
SUMMARY OF CANAL BOATS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 st DECEMBER, 1912.
| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | TOTAL. | 1907. | total 1908. | for the 1909. | year 1910. | 1911 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New boats rsgistered | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 |
| Registration owing to structural alterations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Registration for other purposes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Inspected | 52 | 42 | 79 | 73 | 85 | 58 | 123 | 56 | 70 | 79 | 54 | 46 | 817 | 1,294 | 3,110 | 1,379 | 878 | 889 |
| Conforming to Acts and Regulations | 46 | 32 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 55 | 104 | 44 | 57 | 68 | 47 | 39 | 692 | 1,188 | 1,066 | 1,289 | 807 | 800 |
| Infringements in respect to:— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Registration | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | ... | 4 | 8 |
| Notification of change of master | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Absence of certificate | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 20 | 44 |
| Certificate not identifying owner with boat | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 13 | 5 | ... | 2 |
| Marking, &c. | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 18 |
| Overcrowding | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Partition separating sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Males over age | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Females over age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cleanliness | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 35 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 12 |
| Painting | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | ... | 9 | 19 |
| Ventilation | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Dilapidation | 2 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 68 | 29 | 31 | 46 | 27 | 33 |
| Removal of bilge water | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Without pump | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Refusal to admit Inspector | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| No proper water vessel | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| Without double bulkhead | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Notification of infectious disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Detained for cleansing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Proceedings taken | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Cautions given | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 97 | 82 | 76 | 80 | 33 | 70 |
| „ attended to | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 74 | 85 | 71 | 80 | 46 | 49 |
| Total registered by Port Sanitary Authority since 1887 | 458 | Registered for 2,916 persons. Carrying 1,832 persons. | ||||||||||||||||
| Cancelled | 200 | |||||||||||||||||
| Actual number on the Register, 31st December, 1912 | 258 | |||||||||||||||||