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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXX.
SUMMARY OF CANAL BOATS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 ST DECEMBER, 1906.
| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | TOTAL. | TOTAL FOR THE YEAR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | ||||||||||||||
| New boats registered | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Registration owing to structural alterations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Registration for other purposes | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Inspected | 148 | 139 | 174 | 138 | 187 | 151 | 162 | 112 | 96 | 80 | 61 | 54 | 1,502 | 530 | 894 | 1,139 | 1,022 | 1,087 |
| Conforming to Acts and Regulations | 139 | 128 | 160 | 126 | 162 | 136 | 156 | 101 | 88 | 77 | 54 | 50 | 1,377 | 465 | 748 | 989 | 905 | 961 |
| Infringements in respect to:— | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Registration | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 10 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
| Notification of change of master | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Absence of certificate | 2 | ... | 5 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 38 | 28 | 16 | 30 |
| Certificate not identifying owner with boat | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
| Marking, &c. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 17 |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Partition separating sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Males over age | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Females over age | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Cleanliness | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 33 | 28 | 37 | 28 |
| Painting | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ventilation | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 7 |
| Dilapidation | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | 37 | 16 | 47 | 47 | 38 | 34 |
| Removal of bilge water | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Without pump | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Refusal to admit Inspector | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| No proper water vessel | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 21 |
| Without double bulkhead | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Notification of infectious disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Detained for cleansing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Proceedings taken | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Cautions given | 9 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 113 | 55 | 138 | 126 | 91 | 123 |
| „ attended to | 7 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 107 | 55 | 114 | 119 | 89 | 122 |
Total registered by Post Sanitary Authority since 1887 438
Cancelled 162 Registered for 5,309 persons.
Actual number on Register, 31st December, 1906 276 Carrying 3,009 persons.
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