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In another instance, where three of the crew of a vessel had died from
Cholera—one at Bussorah and two at sea—the effects were brought straight
home without any pretence at disinfection.
Under these circumstances the vessel was boarded on her arrival, and the
infected clothing destroyed in the furnace fires on her way up the river.
A letter was then sent to the owners, in consequence of which instructions
were issued to all their officers to in future destroy such clothing at the time
of death.
The most extraordinary point in the question is the extremely small value
of the clothes, in the majority of cases merely a few shillings.
THE LAUNCH.
The Launch " Clotho " continues to serve usefully the double purpose of
means of locomotion for your officers and the conveyance of patients to
Hospital in the after-cabin.
Her four years under Lloyd's Yacht Register having expired, notice was
received in October last that the time had arrived when she must be submitted
to the Special Survey No. 1, according to the Society's rule. As at the time she
had just been thoroughly overhauled, it was arranged that the survey should
be postponed until March.
It will then be necessary, in order to retain her registry, to lay her
ashore, and have her thoroughly inspected by the surveyor of Lloyd's.
The expense will be small, but the advantage in the way of value and
insurance is great.
CANAL BOATS ACTS, 1877 and 1884.
I have to report briefly upon the working of the above Acts in the Port
of London during the year 1889.
The number of boats inspected is by no means large, the total number
being only 624 during the twelve months, or 25 less than during 1888.
This is mainly due to the fact that no special Canal Boat Inspector has
been appointed owing to the enormous area of the district and the uncertainty
of finding canal boats in any definite position.