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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XX.
SUMMARY OF CANAL BOATS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1905.
| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | TOTAL. | total for the year. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | ||||||||||||||
| New boats registered | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Registration owing to structural alterations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Registration for other purposes | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 8 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 |
| Inspected | 91 | 93 | 103 | 89 | 105 | 88 | 86 | 47 | 46 | 89 | 135 | 115 | 1,087 | 655 | 530 | 894 | 1,139 | 1,022 |
| Conforming to Acts and Regulations | 77 | 83 | 91 | 83 | 86 | 72 | 76 | 45 | 39 | 79 | 121 | 109 | 961 | 601 | 465 | 748 | 989 | 905 |
| Infringements to:— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Registration | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 20 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
| Notification of change of master | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Absence of certificate | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 38 | 28 | 16 |
| Certificate not identifying owner with boat | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 9 |
| Marking, &c. | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 19 | 10 |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Partition separating sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Males over age | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Females over age | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Cleanliness | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 28 | 37 |
| Painting | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ventilation | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| Dilapidation | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 47 | 47 | 38 |
| Removal of bilge water | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Without pump | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Refusal to admit Inspector | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| No proper water vessel | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 13 |
| Without double bulkhead | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Notification of infectious disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Detained for cleansing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Proceedings taken | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Cautions given | 14 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 123 | 54 | 55 | 138 | 126 | 91 |
| „ attended to | 10 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 122 | 42 | 55 | 114 | 119 | 89 |
Total registered by Port Sanitary Authority since 1887 433
Cancelled 162
Actual number oil Register, 31st December, 1905 271
Registered for 3,881 persons.
Carrying 2,198 persons.