London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1901
[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. | TOTAL FOR THE YEARS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897. | 1898. | 1899. | 1900. | ||||||||||||||
| New boats registered | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Registration owing to structural alterations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Registration for other purposes | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 14 |
| Inspected ... | 68 | 56 | 31 | 38 | 55 | 31 | 35 | 44 | 18 | 42 | 54 | 58 | 530* | 597 | 595 | 781 | 655 |
| Conforming to Acts and Regulations | 63 | 54 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 24 | 28 | 38 | 17 | 36 | 48 | 48 | 463 | 497 | 471 | 683 | 601 |
| Infringement in respect to:— | |||||||||||||||||
| Registration | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 12 |
| Notification of change of master | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Absence of certificate ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 16 | 14 |
| Certificate not identifying owner with boat | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Marking, &c. | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Partition separating sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Males over age | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |||||||||||||
| Females over age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Cleanliness | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 6 |
| Painting | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Ventilation | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| Dilapidation | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
| Removal of bilge water | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Without pump | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Refusal to admit Inspector | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| No proper water vessel | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 21 | 15 | 18 | ... |
| Without double bulkhead | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... |
| Notification of infectious disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Detained for cleansing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Proceedings taken | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cautions given | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 83 | 76 | 60 | 54 | |
| „ attended to | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 75 | 70 | 54 | 49 |
Total registered by Port Sanitary Authority since 1887 396
Cancelled 121
Actual number on Register, 31st December, 1901 275
*Registered for 1,599 persons.
Carrying 1,032 persons.