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Hackney 1914
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1914
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ANNUAL REPORT OF CANAL BOATS INSPECTOR, 1914.
To the Council of the Metropolitan Borough 0/ Hackney.
Gentlemen,
I beg to submit my annual report upon the canal boats
inspected under the Canal Boats Acts and Regulations, 1877 and
1884.
The details are as follows:—
Number of visits to waterways 26
„ boats inspected 21
„ ,, conforming to Acts 20
„ „ infringing Acts 1
(certificate not produced)
„ certificates examined 20
Number of persons for which boats were registered—
Adults 72
Children 4
Number of persons living on boats so registered—
Men 36
Women 2
Children 4
The boats inspected were found to be in good condition.
No legal proceedings were taken.
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
EDWIN S. CROOK,
(Temporary) Sanitary Inspector and Inspector
under the Canal Boats Acts.
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