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suffering from Enteric Fever. The canal boat "Sandford," registered Brentford
No. 352, was visited by an Inspector of the Port of London Sanitary Authority on the
23rd September at Bellamy's Wharf.
It was ascertained that the boy had a habit when washing in river water of
swallowing a mouthful of the water. The cabin was disinfected at Hammersmith, and
again at Bellamy's Wharf.
ADMITTANCE OF INSPECTOR.
No difficulty has been experienced in regard to the visits of the Inspectors of this
Authority.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
Proceedings have not been taken in any case of infringement of the Acts and
Regulations during the year Such were contemplated in the case of the " Colne,"
registered Berkhamsted No. 333, which boat will be found noted for infringements on
the same date with respect to absence of certificate—want of cleanliness and
dilapidation.
This boat was seen on the 22nd November, in the Millwall Dock, with a man in
charge, who denied that he slept on board. He had no copy of the certificate, and the
cabin was in a dirty, neglected and dilapidated condition.
The owner states that the craft is not used as a dwelling, and that the man
employed lived ashore, and that he had retained the certificate in his office. Satisfactory
evidence of occupation was not forthcoming, and in these circumstances it was
considered probable that proceedings under any section of the Acts or of the Regulations
would be unsuccessful.
The facts were, however, brought to the notice of the Inspector of Canal Boats at
Berkhamsted, with a view to the cancellation of the registration.
(5) The total number of infringements found was 55 on 33 boats, inspected on
55 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 31, and the number which has been certified
as attended to was 34 ; this number includes orders made in previous years and reported
remedied during 1919.
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, 1919, there were 271 boats on the Register :—
Propelled by Tug and Oars - 253
„ Steam 15
„Motors 3
271
(9) One boat was registered in 1919.

I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
W. M. WILLOUGHBY,
Port of London,