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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January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | TOTAL. | 1903. | total for the year | 1907. | |||
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1904. | 1905. | 1906. | ||||||||||||||||
New boats registered | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... |
Registration owing to structural alterations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
Registration for other purposes | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Inspected | 89 | 86 | 89 | 118 | 105 | 85 | 147 | 86 | 49 | 91 | 58 | 107 | 1,110 | 1,139 | 1,022 | 1,087 | 1,502 | 1,294 |
Conforming to Acts and Regulations | 84 | 81 | 73 | 105 | 98 | 69 | 136 | 77 | 42 | 87 | 54 | 100 | 1,006 | 989 | 905 | 961 | 1,377 | 1,188 |
Infringements in respect to:— | ||||||||||||||||||
Registration | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 6 |
Notification of change of master | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Absence of certificate | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 16 | 30 | 29 | 24 |
Certificate not identifying owner with boat | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Marking, &c. | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 14 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 18 |
Overcrowding | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
Partition separating sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Males over age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... |
Females over age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... |
Cleanliness | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 30 | 28 | 37 | 28 | 36 | 35 |
Painting | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
Dilapidation | ... | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 31 | 47 | 38 | 34 | 37 | 29 |
Removal of bilge water | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
Without pump | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Refusal to admit Inspector | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
No proper water vessel | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 10 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 5 |
Without double bulkhead | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Notification of infectious disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Detained for cleansing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Proceedings taken | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cautions given | 5 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 76 | 126 | 91 | 123 | 113 | 82 |
,, attended to | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 71 | 119 | 89 | 122 | 107 | 85 |
Total registered by Port Sanitary Authority since 1887 444
Cancelled 163
Actual number on Register, 31st December, 1908 281
Registered for 4,108 persons.
Carrying 2,296 persons.