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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TABLE XI.
SUMMARY OF CANAL BOATS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1903.
January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | TOTAL. | TOTAL FOR THE YEAR. | |||||
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1898. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | ||||||||||||||
New boats registered | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | 4 | ... | ... |
Registration owing to structural alterations | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Registration for other purposes | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | i | ... | 5 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 11 |
Inspected | 94 | 115 | 149 | 107 | 92 | 84 | 91 | 55 | 90 | 101 | 89 | 72 | 1,139 | 595 | 781 | 655 | 530 | 894 |
Conforming to Acts and Regulations | 80 | 97 | 124 | 91 | 8i | 71 | 82 | 48 | 79 | 90 | 79 | 65 | 989 | 471 | 683 | 601 | 465 | 748 |
Infringements to:— Registration | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ... | 21 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 22 |
Notification of change of master Absence of certificate | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 38 |
Certificate not identifying owner with boat | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | . . . | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 18 |
Marking, &c. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
Overcrowding | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Partition separating sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
Males over age | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Females over age | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
Cleanliness | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 33 |
Painting | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 |
Ventilation | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Dilapidation | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 47 |
Removal of bilge water | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Without pump | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Refusal to admit Inspector | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
No proper water vessel | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | 21 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
Without double bulkhead | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Notification of infectious disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Detained for cleansing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Proceedings taken | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cautions given | 15 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 126 | 76 | 60 | 54 | 55 | 138 |
” attended to | 13 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 119 | 70 | 54 | 42 | 55 | 114 |
Total registered by Port Sanitary Authority since 1887 | 414 | Registered for 4,036 persons. Carrying 2,232 persons. | ||||||||||||||||
Cancelled | 136 | |||||||||||||||||
Actual number on Eegister, 31st December, 1903 | 278 |