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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XL,
SUMMARY OF CANAL BOATS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 st DECEMBER, 1919.
| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | TOTAL | 1914. | total for the year | 1918. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915. | 1916. | 1917. | ||||||||||||||||
| New boats registered | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Registration owing to structural alterations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Registration for other purposes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| No. of Visits of Inspection | 15 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 153 | 571 | 413 | 280 | 280 | 188 |
| Conforming to Acts and Regulations | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 120 | 473 | 328 | 228 | 225 | 149 |
| Infringements in respect to :— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Registration | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| Notification of change of master | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Absence of certificate | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 11 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 12 |
| Certificate not identifying owner with boat | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Marking, &c. | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| Overcrowding | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Partition separating sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Males over age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Females over age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cleanliness | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 14 | 10 | 4 | ... | 1 |
| Painting | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 23 | 12 | 14 | 2 | |
| Ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Dilapidation | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 19 | 52 | 37 | 22 | 25 | 19 |
| Removal of bilge water | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Without pump | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Refusal to admit Inspector | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| No proper water vessel | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 8 | ... | 2 | |
| Without double bulkhead | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Notification of infectious disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Detained for cleansing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Proceedings taken | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cautions given | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 79 | 69 | 39 | 31 | 36 |
| „ attended to | 5 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 81 | 54 | 38 | 21 | 9 |
| Total registered by Port Sanitary Authority since 1887 | 487 | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Cancelled | 216 | Carrying males 213. | ||||||||||||||||
| Actual number on the Register, 31st Dec«mber, 1919 | 271 | females 55. | ||||||||||||||||
| children 69. | ||||||||||||||||||