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City of London 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXXVII.
SUMMARY OF CANAL BOATS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 ST DECEMBER, 1915.
| Janoary. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | TOTAL. | 1910. | total 1911. | for thE 1912. | year 1913. | 1914 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New boats registered | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Registration owing to structural alterations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Registration for other purposes | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | |||||||||||
| No. of Visits of Inspection | 33 | 44 | 47 | 33 | 28 | 41 | 34 | 35 | 40 | 29 | 30 | 21 | 413 | 878 | 889 | 817 | 576 | 571 |
| Conforming to Acts and Regulations | 29 | 39 | 38 | 29 | 19 | 29 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 328 | 807 | 800 | 692 | 506 | 473 |
| Infringements in respect to :— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Registration | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 20 | |
| Notification of change of master | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | |||||
| Absence of certificate | 2 | 3 | ... | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 44 | 34 | 17 | 18 | |
| Certificate not identifying owner with boat | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Marking, &c. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 14 |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Partition separating sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ||||
| Males over age | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ||||||
| Females over age | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Cleanliness | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 10 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 14 |
| Painting | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 12 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 23 |
| Ventilation | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Dilapidation | 1 | 2 | 5 | ... | 5 | 6 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 27 | 33 | 68 | 39 | 52 |
| Removal of bilge water | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Without pump | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Refusal to admit Inspector | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| No proper water vessel | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 5 | ... | ... | 8 | 7 | |||||
| Without double bulkhead | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Notification of infectious disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |||||||||
| Detained for cleansing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Proceedings taken | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ||||
| Cautions given | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 69 | 33 | 70 | 97 | 59 | 79 |
| „ attended to | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 46 | 49 | 74 | 55 | 81 |
Total registered by Port Sanitary Authority since 1887 477
Cancelled 215
Actual number on the Register, 31st December, 1915 262
Registered for 1,560 persons.
Carrying males 588.
females 174.
children 256.