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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Port of London 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | TOTAL. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New boats registered by Port Sanitary Authority | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 4 | 5 | 30 | |
| Re-registered owing to structural alterations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Re-registered for other reasons | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Total registered at 31st December, 1889 | 178 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cancelled | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Actual number on Port Sanitary Register | 181 | 184 | 186 | 191 | 193 | ... | ... | 194 | ... | 198 | 203 | 208 | 208 | |
| Total inspected in district | 38 | 50 | 45 | 70 | 80 | 26 | 48 | 58 | 44 | 26 | 21 | 557 | ||
| 30 | 36 | 44 | 63 | 61 | 22 | 41 | 54 | 37 | 38 | 24 | 20 | 470 | ||
| Infringing in respect to:— | ||||||||||||||
| Registration | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ||||||
| Notification of change of master | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Absence of certificate | 4 | 5 | ... | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 37 | ||
| Certificate not identifying owner with boat | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Marking, &c. | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 15 | |||
| Over-crowding | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | |||||
| Partition separating sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Male over age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Females over age | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Cleanliness | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Painting | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||||
| Ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Dilapidation | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Removal of bilge water | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Without pump | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Refusal to admit inspector | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| No proper water vessel | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Without double bulkhead | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Notification of infectious disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Detained for cleansing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Proceedings taken | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Cautions given | 6 | 5 | 11 | ... | 3 | 7 | 5 | 45 | ||||||
| „ attended to | 4 | 4 | 10 | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | 3 | ... | 32 | ||||
| Total registered by Port Sanitary Authority since 1887 | 211 | |||||||||||||
| Cancelled | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Actual Number on Register, 31st December, 1890 | ||||||||||||||
25
Total registered, by Port Sanitary Authority since 1887 211
Cancelled 8
Actual Number on Register, 31st December, 1890 208