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HESTON & ISLEWORTH URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL.
Health Department,
Council House, Hounslow.
16th February, 1921.
Canal Boats Acts, 1877 and 1884.
Sir,
In accordance with Section 3 of the Canal Boats Act, 1881,
I beg herewith to present the Annual Report for the year ended
31st December, 1920, as to the execution of the Canal Boats Acts,
1877 and 1884, and of the Regulations made thereunder, within
the Urban District of Heston and Isleworth, Middlesex.
Inspectors.
Messsrs. R. H. Butler (Inspector of Nuisances), S. H. Franklin
and G. W. Ashworth (District Sanitary Inspectors) are appointed
to act as Canal Boats Inspectors. No special remuneration is paid
for the position.
Number of Inspections, etc.
During the year, 19 inspections were made of 19 boats, 17 boats
were in order and on each of two boats one infringement of the
Acts and Regulations was found. The nature of the contraventions
were as follows:—
(1) Improper marking of boat.
(2) Certificate not identifying the owner.
Legal Proceedings.
No legal proceedings have been taken during the year.
Infectious Disease.
No cases of infectious disease were reported as occurring among
the Canal Boat population during the year.
General.
It has not been possible to make an adequate number of
inpections during the year, owing to the shortage of inspectorial
staff in the Health Department.
Difficulties of enforcing the maintenance of a proper standard
of habitable condition in Canal Boats have been found to exist,
owing to the duty of maintaining a habitable condition being