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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
City of London 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX I.
Particulars of Canal Boats Inspected under Canal Boats Acts 1877 and 1884, from January 1st to June 30th, 1891.
| Months. | No. of Canal Boats Inspected. | Registered No. of Persons to live on board. | No. of Persons living on board. | No. of Canal Boats without Certificates on board. | No. of Prosecutions against Masters or Owners. | No. of Cases of Infectious Disease on board. | No. Registered by the Port of London Sanitary Authority. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | 51 | 31 | l | — | — | 3 |
| February | 32 | 98 | 68 | l | — | — | — |
| March | 38 | 98 | 64 | — | — | — | 1 |
| April | 47 | 160 | 109 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| May | 32 | 97 | 60 | 2 | — | — | — |
| June | 29 | 56 | 39 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Total | 198 | 560 | 371 | 6 | — | — | 8 |