Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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, 1902.
January. | February. | March. | April. | Say. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | TOTAL. | TOTAL FOR THE YEAR. | |||||
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1897. | 1898. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | ||||||||||||||
New boats registered | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | ... |
Registration owing to structural alterations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Registration for other purposes | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 11 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 23 | ||
Inspected | 88 | 95 | 97 | 70 | 61 | 38 | 52 | 43 | 54 | 96 | 98 | 102 | 894 | 597 | 595 | 781 | 655 | 530 |
Conforming to Acts and Regulations | 74 | 77 | 78 | 55 | 53 | 27 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 85 | 84 | 96 | 748 | 497 | 471 | 683 | 601 | 465 |
Infringements to:— | ||||||||||||||||||
Registration | 3 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Notification of change of master | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Absence of certificate | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 21 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Certificate not identifying owner with boat | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 19 |
Marking, &c. | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 24 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8 |
Overcrowding | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Partition separating sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | . . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | . . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Males over age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Females over age | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
Cleanliness | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ... | 2 | 33 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
Painting | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | |
Ventilation | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 6 | |
Dilapidation | ... | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ... | 2 | 47 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Removal of bilge water | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Without pump | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
Refusal to admit Inspector | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
No proper water vessel | ... | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 23 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 6 | |
Without double bulkhead | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
Notification of infectious disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Detained for cleansing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Proceedings taken | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cautions given | 12 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 138 | 83 | 76 | 60 | 54 | 55 |
,, attended to | 7 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 114 | 75 | 70 | 54 | 42 | 55 |
Total registered by Port Sanitary Authority since 1887 406
Cancelled 124 Registered for 3,342 persons.
Actual number on Register, 31st December, 1902 282 Carrying 1,872 persons.