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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 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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There are no Inspectors appointed solely for the work of inspecting canal
boats, but the Port Sanitary Inspectors, of which there are seven, have each a
district of the Port allotted to them, as follows :—
Inspector Romeril 182/. per annum.
Central District.
West India Dock.
South West India Dock.
Poplar Dock.
Millwall Dock.
Inspector Garland 182/. per annum.
Western District.
London Dock.
St. Katharine's Dock.
Regent's Dock.
Surrey Commercial Dock.
Inspector Wetjen 156/. per annum.
Eastern District.
East India Dock.
Royal Albert Dock.
Royal Victoria Dock.
Inspector Lambe 123/. per annum.
Gravesend District.
Tilbury Dock.
N. Shore—from Purfleet down.
S. Shore—from Erith down.
RIVER.
Inspector Hopkins 156/. per annum
Upper District.
Teddington to Limehouse.
Inspector Burr 156/. per annum.
Middle District.
Limehouse to Erith.
Inspector Rolfe 117/. per annum.
Lower District.
Erith to seaward limits of Port of London (including part of
River Medway).
These Inspectors visit Canal Boats where they are found in the course of
their daily work, and the results are set out in the Table appended.