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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
Port of London 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXXIII. P olice C ourt P roceedings.
| Date. | Name of Vessel. | Offence. | Police Court. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910. Jan. 3 | s.s. "Laverock," of London, 129,042. | Failure to comply with a Statutory Notice served, requiring the abatement of a smoke nuisance and the prevention of a recurrence of the same. | Thames - | 1st Summons, 31. Fine, 23s. costs. 2nd Summons, 31. Fine, 23s. costs. |
| Sep. 27 | s.s. "Minnehaha," of Belfast, 110,520 | Application made for Magistrate's Order condemning as unfit for human food about 600 bags of coffee, lying at East India Dock. | Ditto. | Order granted. |
Table XXXIV.
STEAM LAUNCHES.
Number of working days for the three years ending 31st December, 1910, and the number of vessels visited.
| Launch. | Total No. of working days. | No. of days laid by. | Total No. of vessels visited. | Average daily No. of vessels visited. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | |
| "David Burnett" - | 237 | 246 | 242 | 129 | 119 | 123 | 4,371 | 4,558 | 4,838 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 199 |
| "Clotho" - | 272 | 268 | 276 | 94 | 97 | 89 | 4,416 | 4,880 | 4.399 | 16.2 | 18.2 | 159 |
| "Denton" | 255 | 275 | 265 | 111 | 90 | 100 | 4,813 | 5,476 | 5,163 | 18.2 | 19.9 | 194 |
Cost of upkeep for year ending 31st December, 1910, with average daily cost for 3 years.
| 1910. | W ages. | Coals. | Stores. | Repairs, &c. | Total. | Average daily cost.* | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| "David Burnett " | 446 | 5 | 0 | 124 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 622 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
| "Clotho" - | 288 | 7 | 6 | 76 | 17 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 402 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| "Denton" | 265 | 15 | 0 | 45 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 351 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| Total - | 1,000 | 7 | 6 | 247 | 1 | 6 | 98 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 1,376 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
* Calculated on the number of " working " days.