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Port of London 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXXV.
SUMMARY OF CANAL BOATS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 st DECEMBER, 1910.
| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | TOTAL. | TOTAL FOR THE YEAR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | ||||||||||||||
| New boats registered | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Registration owing to structural alterations | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Registration for other purposes | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Inspected | 124 | 106 | 116 | 98 | 87 | 99 | 59 | 34 | 47 | 27 | 43 | 38 | 878 | 1,087 | 1,502 | 1,294 | 1,110 | 1,379 |
| Conforming to Acts and Regulations | 119 | 100 | 104 | 90 | 80 | 93 | 51 | 30 | 40 | 25 | 42 | 33 | 807 | 961 | 1,377 | 1,188 | 1,066 | 1,289 |
| Infringements in respect to:— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Registration | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Notification of change of master | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Absence of certificate | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 9 | |||
| Certificate not identifying owner with boat | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Marking, &c. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 20 | |||||
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Partition separating sexes | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Males over age | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Females over age | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Cleanliness | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 28 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 20 | ||||
| Painting | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Ventilation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Dilapidation | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 34 | 37 | 29 | 31 | 46 | |
| Removal of bilge water | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Without pump | ||||||||||||||||||
| Refusal to admit Inspector | ||||||||||||||||||
| No proper water vessel | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||
| Without double bulkhead | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notification of infectious disease | ||||||||||||||||||
| Detained for cleansing | ||||||||||||||||||
| Proceedings taken | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cautions given | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 123 | 113 | 82 | 80 | ||
| „ attended to | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 122 | 107 | 85 | 71 | 80 | |
Total registered by Port Sanitary Authority since 1887 448
Cancelled 196
Actual number on the Register, 31st December, 1910 252
Registered for 3,229 persons.
Carrying 1,887 persons.