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City of London 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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C leanliness.
The following boats were found to require cleansing, and those on which the necessary improvement was made, are marked * :—
| 1915. | ||
| March 29 | " Stanley " | registered Fort of London, No. 271. |
| „ 29 | *" Isis " | „ „ „ No. 468 |
| 31 | " Diligent" | „ Brentford, No. 65. |
| April 8 | " Crawford | „ Uxbridge, No. 412. |
| 12 | " Freda " | „ Brentford, No. 310. |
| 26 | *" Brimo " | „ Reading, No. 20. |
| May 19 | " Constant" | (unregistered.) |
| June 11 | •"May" | registered Brentford, No. 250. |
| „ 25 | *"Isis" | „ Port of London, No. 468. |
| Nov. 18 | *" Oil Tar " | registered Port of London. |
Painting.
The following boats were found to require painting with regard to the interior of the cabin, which was done in the cases marked * :—
| 1915. | ||
| Jan. 25 | *" Wasp " | registered Brierley Hill, No. 158. |
| Feb. 9 | •" Franklin " | „ Berkhamsted, No. 338. |
| March 19 | *" Harry " | „ Brentford, No. 214. |
| May 19 | "Alert" | „ Port of London, No. 239. |
| 19 | " Constant" | (unregistered.) |
| June 11 | •"May" | registered Brentford, No. 250. |
| 24 | *" Vera " | „ Brierley Hill, No. 236. |
| July 8 | *" Livingstone " | „ Berkhamsted, No. 325. |
| Sept. 2 | "Nansen" | „ „ No. 261. |
| Oct. 4 | " Sarah " | „ „ No. 408. |
| Nov. 16 | "Alert" | „ Port of London, No. 239. |
| 30 | " Nansen " | „ Berkhamsted, No. 261. |
V entilation.
The following boats were found to require better ventilation. Those in which the alterations have been made, are noted thus* :—
| 1915. | *" Tricot" | registered Port of London, No. 471. |
| Feb. 11 | ||
| May 19 | " Constant" | (unregistered.) |
| June 3 | *" Nellie " | registered Brentford, No. 192. |
| July 12 | " Richard " | (unregistered.) |
| Sept. 29 | "Richard" | " |
| Oct. 4 | " Sarah " | registered Berkhamsted, No. 408. |
| Nov. 30 | " Nansen " | No. 261. |
Dilapidation.
| 1915. | " Alice " | registered Brentford, No. 305. |
| Jan. 20 | ||
| Feb. 8 | *" Nansen " | ,, Berkhamsted, No. 261. |
| 9 | *" Franklin " | „ No. 338. |
| March 4 | *" Trent" | „ Uxbridge, No. 392. |
| 5 | " Sarah Ann " | „ Reading, No. 34. |
| 19 | *" Harry " | ,, Brentford, No. 214. |
| „ 29 | " Stanley " | „ Port of London, No. 271. |
| „ 31 | " Diligent" | „ Brentford, No. 65. |