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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 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE X.
SUMMARY OF CANAL BOATS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1904.
| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | TOTAL. | total for the year. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | ||||||||||||||
| New boats registered | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Registration owing to structural alterations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Registration for other purposes ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 5 | ||||||
| Inspected | 87 | 97 | 104 | 96 | 106 | 88 | 74 | 51 | 83 | 74 | 89 | 73 | 1,022 | 781 | 655 | 530 | 894 | 1,139 |
| 77 | 92 | 89 | 85 | 90 | 77 | 68 | 43 | 71 | 66 | 79 | 68 | 905 | 683 | 601 | 465 | 748 | 989 | |
| Infringements to :— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Registration | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 | ... | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 21 | |
| Notification of change of master | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Absence of certificate | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ... | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 38 | 28 | |||
| Certificate not identifying owner with boat | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 10 |
| Marking, &c. | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 19 |
| Overcrowding | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Partition separating sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |||
| Males over age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | i | 1 | i | ||
| Females over age | ... | ... | ... | • •• | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Cleanliness | ... | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 28 |
| Painting... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | |||
| Ventilation | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | |
| Dilapidation | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 47 | 47 |
| Removal of bilge water | ... | .... | .... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Without pump | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Refusal to admit Inspector | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| No proper water vessel ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 21 |
| Without double bulkhead | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Notification of infectious disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Detained for cleansing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Proceedings taken | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |||
| Cautions given | 7 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 91 | 60 | 54 | 55 | 138 | 126 |
| ,, attended to | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 89 | 54 | 42 | 55 | 114 | 119 |
Total registered by Port Sanitary Authority since 1887 424
Cancelled 136
Actual number on Register, 31st December, 1904 288
Registered for 3,764 persons.
Carrying 2,009 persons.