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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 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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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 48 on 39 boats, inspected
on 48 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 36, and the number which has been certified
as attended to was 9.
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, 1918, there were 270 boats on the Register:—
Propelled by Tug and Oars 252
„ „ Steam 15
„ „ Motors 3
Total270
(9) One boat was registered in 1918. This was a new boat.
Table of Canal Boats Carrying Children on Board.
| Year. | No. of boats. | No. of boats with children. | No. of children. | Average No. of children per boat. | Average No. of boats with children. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 1,168 | 206 | 459 | 2.18 | 17.63 |
| 1909 | 1,432 | 219 | 495 | 2.26 | 15.29 |
| 1910 | 908 | 172 | 354 | 2.05 | 18.94 |
| 1911 | 926 | 173 | 400 | 2.31 | 18.03 |
| 1912 | 841 | 197 | 409 | 2.07 | 23.42 |
| 1913 | 451 | 61 | 196 | 3.21 | 13.52 |
| 1914 | 237 | 82 | 214 | 2.60 | 34.62 |
| 1915 | 197 | 56 | 256 | 4.57 | 21.52 |
| 1916 | 156 | 36 | 101 | 2.80 | 23.07 |
| 1917 | 118 | 41 | 134 | 3.26 | 34.74 |
| 1918 | 109 | 22 | 74 | 3.36 | 20.18 |
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
W. M. WILLOUGHBY,
Medical Officer of Health, Port of London.