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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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SUMMARY OF CANAL BOATS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 ST DECEMBER, 1891.
| January. | February. | March. | April. | lay. | Jane. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | TOTAL. | Remarks. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New boats registered | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||||||
| Re-registered owing to structural alterations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Re-registered for other reasons | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Cancelled | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Inspected ... | 20 | 32 | 38 | 47 | 32 | 29 | 41 | 58 | 48 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 445 | Registered for 1,437 persons, carrying 947. | |
| Conforming to Acts and Regulations | 16 | 26 | 38 | 46 | 25 | 26 | 35 | 53 | 45 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 395 | ||
| Infringing in respect to :— | |||||||||||||||
| Registration | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | |||||
| Notification of change of master | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Absence of certificate | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 12 | ||
| Certificate not identifying owner with boat | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Marking, &c. | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
| Overcrowding | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 8 | |||
| Partition separating sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Male oyer age | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |||
| Females over age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||||
| Cleanliness | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Painting | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Dilapidation | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ||
| Removal of bilge water | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Without pump | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Refusal to admit inspector | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| No proper water vessel | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | |||
| Without double bulkhead | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Notification of infectious disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Detained for cleansing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Proceedings taken | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Cautions given | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 32 | ||
| „ attended to | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 33 | ||
| Total registered by Port Sanitary Authority since 1887 | 226 | ||||||||||||||
| Cancelled | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Actual Number on Register, 31st December, 1891 | 221 | ||||||||||||||