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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX,
SUMMARY OF CANAL BOATS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1921.
| • | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | TOTAL. | TOTAL FOR THE YEAR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | |||||||||||||||
| New boats registered | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Registration owing to structural alterations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Registration for other purposes | .... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| No. of Visits of Inspection | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 97 | 280 | 280 | 188 | 153 | 141 | |
| Conforming to Acts and Regulations | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 79 | 228 | 225 | 149 | 120 | 102 | |
| Infringements in respect to:— | |||||||||||||||||||
| Registration | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | |
| Notification of change of master | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Absence of certificate | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 7 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 16 | |
| Certificate not identifying owner with boat | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Marking, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Partition separating sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Males over age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Females over age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Cleanliness | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 6 | 4 | |||
| Painting... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 2 | ... | 6 | ||||
| Ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | * * * | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | |||
| Dilapidation | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 19 | 24 | |||
| Removal of bilge water | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |||
| Without pum | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Refusal to admit Inspector | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| No proper water vessel | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Without double bulkhead | ... | ... | ... | .1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Notification of infectious disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Detained for cleansing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Proceedings taken | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cautions given | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 39 | 34 | 36 | 31 | 33 | |
| „ attended to | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 34 | |||
| Total registered by Port Sanitary Authority since 1887 | 493 | Registered for | 347 persons. | ||||||||||||||||
| Cancelled | 216 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carrying males | 154. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Actual number on the Register, 31st December, 1921 | 277 | females | 26. | ||||||||||||||||
| children | 48. | ||||||||||||||||||