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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
City of London 1916
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Dilapidation.
| 1916. | ||
| Jan. 28 | "Milner" | registered Berkhamsted, No. 354. |
| Feb. 18 | "Nucleus" | (unregistered.) |
| „ 22 | "Wandle" | registered Berkhamsted, No. 327. |
| March 11 | *"Mole" | „ „ No. 334. |
| April 7 | *"Crawford" | „ Uxbridge, No. 486. |
| „ 18 | "Walter" | „ Berkhamsted, No. 345. |
| „ 25 | "Nansen" | „ „ No. 261. |
| „ 25 | "William" | „ Port of London, No. 411. |
| May 9 | *"Majestic" | „ „ „ No. 421. |
| „ 16 | "Alice" | „ „ „ No. 5. |
| „ 16 | "Clent" | „ Wolverhampton, No. 996. |
| „ 16 | "Henley" | „ Uxbridge, No. 458. |
| „ 24 | *"Albert" | „ Berkhamsted, No. 314. |
| June 2 | "Sandford" | „ Brentford. |
| „ 21 | "William" | ,, Port of London, No. 411. |
| Aug. 15 | "Clifton" | (unregistered.) |
| Sept. 4 | "Sarah" | registered Berkhamsted, No. 408. |
| „ 18 | "Amos" | „ Uxbridge, No. 476. |
| Oct. 3 | "Nansen" | „ Berkhamsted., No. 261. |
| „ 6 | "Lansdowne" | „ Uxbridge, No. 442. |
| Nov. 8 | "Persevere" | „ Reading, No. 38. |
| „ 14 | "Henley" | ,, Uxbridge, No. 458. |
| Removal of Bilge Water. | ||
| 1916. | ||
| Feb. 29 | "Lily of the Valley" - | registered Berkhamsted, No. 361. |
| June 2 | *"Sandford" - - | „ Brentford. |
Provision of Water Cask.
The following boats were not provided with proper vessel for containing drinking water. In the cases marked * I received information that this had been done:—
| 1916. | ||
| Jan. 28 | "Milner" | registered Berkhamsted, No. 354. |
| Feb. 22 | "Wandle" | „ „ No. 327. |
| April 18 | "Walter" | „ „ No. 345. |
| May 12 | "Colne" | „ „ No. 333. |
| „ 15 | "Ruth" | „ Port of London, No. 481. |
| Dec. 18 | *"Netherton" | „ Birmingham, No. 1,353. |
| „ 18 | "Soho" | „ „ No. 1,356. |
Notification of Infectious Disease.
Nil.
Admittance of Inspector.
No difficulty has been experienced in regard to the visits of the Inspectors of this
Authority.
Legal Proceedings.
Nil.
(5) The total number of infringements found was 82 on 52 boats, inspected
on 82 occasions. Formal notice of each infringement was at once given to the owners,
and in many cases they were remedied without further complaint.