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City of London 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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RIVER.
| The whole of this area is divided into three districts, known as Upper, Middle and Lower, each district being in charge of an Inspector, as follows:— | ||
| Upper District.— | Teddington to Greenwich | Inspector Coombe,£l 50 per annum. |
| Middle District.— | Greenwich to Erith | Ditto. |
| Lower District.— | Erith to seaward limits of the Port of London (including part of the River Medway) | Inspector Berry, £260 per annum. |
| The docks are divided into four districts, known as the Central, Eastern, Western and the Gravesend District. | ||
| Central District.— | West India Dock | Inspector Elward, £280 per annum. |
| South-West India Dock | ||
| Poplar Dock | ||
| Millwall Dock | ||
| Eastern District.— | Royal Victoria Dock | Inspector Clifford, £150 per annum. Inspector Lambe, £280 per annum. |
| East India Dock | ||
| Royal Albert Dock | ||
| King George V. Dock | ||
| Western District.— | London Dock | Inspector Gray, £160 per annum. |
| St. Katharine Dock | ||
| Regent's Dock | ||
| Surrey Commercial Dock | ||
| Gravesend District.— | Tilbury Dock | Inspector Massie, £270 per annum. |
| Left Shore, from Purfleet down Right Shore, from Erith down | ||
(2) The total number of inspections for the year was 280, representing a
nett number of 125 boats. The remainder 155 represents repeated visits by
Inspectors of this Authority.
The number of boats not conforming to the Acts and Regulations was 86
(inspected on 106 occasions, or 37.85 per cent. of the total inspections, the
percentage for the previous five years being 33.60 per cent.)
In addition to the above, 40 boats were at the time of visit found with
the cabin door locked, there being no persons on board. Inspection was therefore
impossible, and these visits are not included in the number of boats inspected.
(3) With reference to the various infringements of the Act :—
| 1625 | Unregistered Boats. | |
|---|---|---|
| April 23 | *"Cactus" | Registered Port of London, No. 505. |
| May 19 | *"Cactus" | „ Port of London, No. 505. |
| „19 | *"Gwendoline" | „ Port of London, No. 504. |
| June 11 | "Marjorie" | |
| 24 | "Marjorie" | |
| Sept. 3 | *"Marion" | „ Port of London, No. 506. |
| Oct. 16 | *"Speedwell" | „ Port of London, No. 507. |
| Dec. 7 | "Twaddle" | |
| Notification of Change of Master. Nil. Absence of Certificate of Registration. | ||
| Jan. 2 | *"Rose" | Registered Uxbridge, No. 328. |
| „ 21 | *"Solar" | „ Uxbridge, No. 444. |
| „ 27 | "Marjorie" | „ Reading, No. 52. |
| Mar. 5 | "Isis" | „ Port of London, No. 468. |
| „ 30 | "Isis" | „ Port of London, No. 468. |
| April 3 | *"Trent" | „ Brentford, No. 414. |
| „ 6 | *"Kathleen" | „ Brentford, 452. |
| „ 23 | *"Coronation" | „ Uxbridge, No. 341. |
| May 13 | "Cicero" | „ Uxbridge, No. 480. |
| July 15 | "Henley" | „ Brentford, No. 410. |
| „ 20 | "Kingston" | „ Brentford, No. 440. |
| „ 21 | "Rose" | „ Brentford, No. 367. |
| Aug. 19 | "Henley" | „ Brentford, No. 410. |
| „ 27 | "Isis" | „ Brentford, No. 544. |
*Information received that infringements had been remedied.