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Canal Boats.
For the year ended 31st December, 1915, the report of Inspector
Turner, respecting the inspection of registered canal boats and nonregistered
canal boats, was as follows:—
During the year 26 visits for the purposes of inspection have been
made on the following dates, viz., January 6th, February 10th, March
3rd and 8th, April 1st, 19th and 29th, May 10th, 21st and 26th, June 25th,
July 9th, 20th, 29th and 30th, August 9th, 13th, 16th and 24th, September
1st, 9th, 15th and 17th, October 7th, 18th and 25th.
Boats were inspected on 17 occasions as follows;—January 6th,
March 3rd, March 8th (two boats), May 26th, June 25th (two boats),
July 9th, July 20th (two boats), July 30th, August 9th, August 13th
(two boats), August 16th, August 24th (two boats), September 1st
(three boats), September 9th (two boats), September 15th (four boats),
October 7th and October 18th.
Number of visits 26
Boats inspected 28
Infringements.
The following matters calling for attention were found:—
January 6th—Boat "Clent" 996, Registered at Wolverhampton.
No pump on board. Pump provided on service of
notice, and certified.
September 1st—Beat "Paris" 965, Registered at Wolverhampton.
Register not produced. Notice served. Register
papers provided and certified.
September 1st—Boat "Warwick" 917, Registered at Wolverhampton.
Register not produced Notice served. Register
papers provided and certified.
Children on Boats.
During the year children of school age were found on eight boats.
In each case information was forwarded to the local education authority
for their attention.
General.
No cases of sickness were found on the boats during the year.
This Borough is not a Registration Authority under the Canal Boats
Acts.
The arrangements for the inspection of the boats are—Periodical
inspection by a Sanitary Inspector duly appointed an inspector under
the Canal Boats Acts, jointly with other duties as Inspector of Workshops,
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops, etc., etc.