Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE OF CANAL BOATS CARRYING CHILDREN ON BOARD.
Year. | No. of Boats. | No. of Boats with Children. | No. of Children. | Average No. of Children per Boat. | Percentage of Boats with Children |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1920 | 89 | 19 | 81 | 4.26 | 21.34 |
1921 | 65 | 14 | 48 | 3.42 | 21.53 |
1922 | 86 | 20 | 108 | 5.40 | 23.25 |
1923 | 199 | 24 | 81 | 3.37 | 12.06 |
1924 | 164 | 27 | 73 | 3.04 | ±16.46 |
1925 | 279 | 67 | 168 | 2.50 | 24.01 |
1926 | 120 | 31 | 157 | 5.06 | 25.08 |
1927 | 83 | 19 | 66 | 3.04 | 22.89 |
1928 | 79 | 15 | 66 | 4.15 | 18.98 |
1929 | 82 | 20 | 96 | 4.80 | 24.39 |
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
CHAS. F. WHITE,
Medical Officer of Health, Port of London.