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Kingston upon Thames 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Canal Boats Acts, 1877 to 1884
In accordance with Section 3 of the Canal Boats Act,
1884, I beg to report as follows:—
During the year 1927, three visits and inspections were
made in connection with the Canal Boats Acts. There do
not appear to be many boats subject to inspection in this
part of the river. The working stages are short, and the
crews live ashore instead of on board.
Sanitary Conveniences.
Attention was given to the conveniences attached to
refreshment places during the year. One urinal was entirely
reconstructed and one was modified in accordance with
requirements.
The conveniences attached to licensed houses in this
Borough compare very favourably with similar places in all
other towns I have visited. Practically all the premises now
have glazed stalls or slabs, and the minimum of labour is
required to keep the conveniences in clean condition.
Comparatively few of the licensees have failed to keep the
premises in order.
Legal Proceedings.
| No. | Nature of Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Failing to comply with anotice to abate a nuisance arising from overcrowding. | Order made to abate nuisance within 21 days. |
| 2. | (a) Impeding the Meat Inspector in the execution of his duties by removing a part of a carcase (a diseased lymphatic gland) and withholding such gland from inspection. | Fined £16 and £5 5s. costs. |
| (b) Failing to give notice of disease in a carcase to the Meat Inspector. |