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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 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XVIII.
SUMMARY OF CANAL BOATS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1917.
| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | TOTAL. | TOTAL FOR THE YEAR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | 1915. | 1916. | ||||||||||||||
| New boats registered | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Registration owing to structural alterations | ||||||||||||||||||
| Registration for other purposes | ... | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| No. of Visits of Inspection | 24 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 35 | 26 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 19 | 280 | 817 | 576 | 571 | 413 | 280 |
| Conforming to Acts and Regulations | 22 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 225 | 692 | 506 | 473 | 328 | 228 |
| Infringements in respect to:— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Registration | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 9 | ||||||
| Notification of change of master | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Absence of certificate | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 34 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 10 | |||
| Certificate not identifying owner with boat | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Marking, &c. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Partition separating sexes | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Males over age | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Females over age | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cleanliness | 23 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Painting | 2 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Ventilation | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Dilapidation | 1 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 68 | 39 | 52 | 37 | 22 | |||||||||
| Removal of bilge water | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Without pump | ||||||||||||||||||
| Refusal to admit Inspector | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Without double bulkhead | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notification of infectious disease | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Detained for cleansing | ||||||||||||||||||
| Proceedings taken | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cautions given | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 97 | 59 | 79 | 69 | 39 | |
| ,, attended to | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 74 | 55 | 81 | 54 | 38 | |||
Total registered by Port Sanitary Authority since 1887 485
Cancelled 216
Actual number on the Register, 31st December, 1917 269
Registered for 847 persons.
Carrying males 350.
females 109.
children 134.