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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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TABLE XXXV.
SUMMARY OF CANAL BOATS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1916.
| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | TOTAL. | 1911. | TOTAL FOR THE YEAR | 1915. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | ||||||||||||||||
| New boats rigistered | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Registration owing to structural alterations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Registration for other purposes | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 |
| No. of Visits of Inspection | 32 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 27 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 33 | 19 | 280 | 889 | 817 | 576 | 571 | 413 |
| Conforming to Acts and Regulations | 29 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 30 | 15 | 228 | 800 | 692 | 506 | 473 | 328 |
| Infringements in respect to:— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Registration | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 23 |
| Notification of change of master | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Absence of certificate | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 10 | 44 | 34 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Certificate not identifying owner with boat | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Marking, &c. | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 6 |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Partition separating sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Males over age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Females over age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Cleanliness | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 10 |
| Painting | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 12 | |
| Ventilation | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Dilapidation | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 22 | 33 | 68 | 39 | 52 | 37 |
| Removal of bilge water | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... |
| Without pump | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Refusal to admit Inspector | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| No proper water vessel | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Without double bulkhead | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Notification of infectious disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Detained for cleansing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Proceedings taken | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Cautions given | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 70 | 97 | 59 | 79 | 69 |
| „ attended to | ... | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | .... | 14 | 38 | 49 | 74 | 55 | 81 | 54 |
Registered for 668 persons.
Carrying males 287.
females 87.
children 101.
Total registered by Port Sanitary Authority since 1887 477
Cancelled 216
Actual number on the Register, 31st December, 1916 262
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