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Port of London 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXXVIII.
BYE-LAWS—OFFENSIVE CARGOES.
Sixty-seven cases of infringement of the above-mentioned bye-laws were reported during the year. In each case written notice was sent to the owners of the barges concerned:—
| Date. | Name of Vessel. | Infringement. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914. | |||
| Jan. 2 | Lighter " Baby | Loaded with a cargo of house refuse and road sweepings not properly and securely covered so as to prevent any nuisance arising therefrom, and the cargo was also loaded | |
| 28 | Lighter " Spider " | above the coamings. Ditto | Ditto. |
| Feb. 17 | Lighter "K.S.W." | Ditto | Ditto. |
| March 27 | Lighter " Pertinax " | Ditto | Ditto. |
| April 9 | Lighter " Lottie " | Loaded with a cargo of house refuse which was loaded above | |
| 9 | Lighter " Kit " | the coamings. Ditto | Ditto. |
| April 29/30 May 1/5 | Lighter " Memory " | Loaded with a cargo of house refuse which was not properly and securely covered so as to prevent any nuisance arising therefrom, and loaded above the coamings. Also permitted or allowed to remain within the District of London Sanitary Authority while so loaded for a longer period than 48 hours. | |
| April 29/30 May 1/5 | Lighter " Leslie " | Ditto. | Ditto. |
| April 29/30 May 1/5/19 | Lighter " Gamecock " | Ditto. | Ditto. |
| April 29/30 May 1/5/19 | Lighter " Ruth " | Ditto. | Ditto. |
| April 29/30 May 1/5 | Lighter''Durley" | Ditto. | Ditto. |
| April 29/30 May 1/5 | Lighter " Medway " | Ditto. | Ditto. |
| April 29/30 May 1/5 | Lighter " Doric " | Ditto. | Ditto. |
| April 29/30 May 1/5 | Lighter " Rozel" | Ditto. | Ditto. |
| April 29/30 May 1/5 | Lighter " Namur " | Ditto. | Ditto. |
| May 1/5 | Lighter " Togo " | Ditto. | Ditto. |
| „ 1/19 | Lighter " Cornwall" | Loaded with a cargo of house refuse which was not properly and securely covered so as to prevent any nuisance arising therefrom, and loaded above the coamings. | |
| 1 | Lighter " Raven " | Loaded above the coamings. | |
| 1 | Lighter " Kate " | Ditto. | |
| 1 | Ditto | Ditto. | |
| 1 | Lighter " Henry " | Ditto. | |