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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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SUMMARY OF CANAL BOATS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1924.
| Jan. | Feb. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July- | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | TOTAL. | 1919. | for the 1921. | 1923. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New boats registered | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | 6 | 5 | 2 | |||
| Registration owing to structural alterations | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Registration for other purposes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| No. of Inspections | 27 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 164 | 153 | 141 | 97 | 178 | 199 | |
| Conforming to Acts and Regulations | 12 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 96 | 120 | 102 | 79 | 142 | 161 |
| Infringements in respect to :— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Registration | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Notification of change of master | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Absence of certificate | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 2 | |
| Certificate not identifying owner with boat | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | |
| Marking, &c. | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | ||
| Overcrowding | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Partition separating sexes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Males over age | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Females over age | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | — |
| Cleanliness | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | – | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Painting | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | – | 5 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Ventilation | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | ||
| Dilapidation | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 21 | 21 | |
| Removal of bilge water | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Without pump | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Refusal to admit Inspector | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| No proper water vessel | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Double bulkheads | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Notification of infectious disease | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | ||
| Detained for cleansing | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Proceedings taken | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cautions given | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 31 | 33 | 18 | 33 | 36 |
| ,, attended to | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 34 | 20 | 13 | 35 | 20 |
Total registered by Port Sanitary Authority since 1887 503
Cancelled 219
Actual No. on the Register, 31st December, 1924 284
Registered for 549 persons.
Carrying males 217
females 54
children 73