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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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TABLE XXXV.
SUMMARY OF CANAL BOATS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 ST DECEMBER, 1918.
| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | TOTAL. | TOTAL FOR THE YEAR. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913. | 1914. | 1915. | 1916. | 1917 | ||||||||||||||
| New boats registered | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Registration owing to structural alterations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Registration for other purposes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| No. of Visits of Inspection | 16 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 188 | 576 | 571 | 413 | 280 | 280 |
| Conforming to Acts and Regulations | 13 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 7 | ... | 7 | 149 | 506 | 473 | 328 , | 228 | 225 |
| Infringements in respect to:— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Registration | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 8 |
| Notification of change of master | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | . . . | 1 | ... | ... | . . . |
| Absence of certificate | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 12 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 19 |
| Certificate not identifying owner with boat | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Marking, &c. | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Partition separating sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Males over age | . . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | . . . | ... | ... |
| Females over age | ... | ... | ... | . . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cleanliness | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 4 | ... |
| Painting | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 23 | 12 | 14 | 2 |
| Ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Dilapidation | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 19 | 39 | 52 | 37 | 22 | 25 |
| Removal of bilge water | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Without pump | . . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | . . . | ||
| Refusal to admit Inspector | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| No proper wafer vessel | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| Without double bulkhead | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Notification of infectious disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Detained for cleansing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Proceedings taken | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Cautions given | 2 | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ... | 36 | 59 | 79 | 69 | 39 | 34 |
| ,, attended to | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 9 | 00 | 81 | 54 | 38 | 21 |
| Total registered by Fort sanitary Authority since 1887 | 486 | Registered for 676 person. | ||||||||||||||||
| Cancelled | 216 | Carrying males241. females70. | ||||||||||||||||
| Actual number on the Register, 31st December, 1918 | 270 | |||||||||||||||||
| children 74. | ||||||||||||||||||