Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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1917.
July 24 "Windsor" Registered Uxbridge, No. 448.
„ 26 "Darnley " Unregistered.
Aug. 9 * "Marne" Registered Brentford, No. 337.
„ 22 * "Tipton" „ Birmingham, No. 1,354.
Oct. 8 "Cicero" „ Uxbridge, No. 480.
„ 15 "Sarah Eliza" „ Uxbridge, No. 482.
„ 30 "Hope „ Port of London, No. 240,
Nov. 6 "Leeds" „ Berkhamsted, No. 273.
„ 16 "Darnley" Unregistered.
„ 26 "Ada" - Registered Berkhamsted, No. 404.
Dec. 9 "Kennet" „ Reading, No. 48.
,, 19 " Stour" „ Uxbridge, No. 419
Removal of Bilge Water.
Nil.
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 provision had been made :—
1917.
Aug. 22 * "Tipton" Registered Birmingham, No. 1,354.
„ 22 * "Turnstall" „ No. 1,355.
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 66 on 55 boats, inspected
on 66 occasions. Formal notice of each infringement was at once given to the owners,
and in many cases they were remedied without further complaint.
The number of written notices was 34, and the number which has been certified
as attended to was 21. This number includes infringements found in previous years,
and reported remedied in 1917.
Double Bulkheads.
(6) There were no infringements with regard to the provision of these.
(7) No boats have been detained for cleansing.
(8) On December 31st, 1917, there were 269 boats on the Register:—
Propelled by Tug and Oars 251
„ „ Steam 15
„ „ Motors 3
Total 269
(9) Two boats were registered in 1917. These were new boats.