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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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SUMMARY OP CANAL BOATS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1930.
| Jan. | Feb. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | TOTAL | 1925. | Total for Years 1926. 1927. 1928. | 1929. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New boats registered | — | 1 | 1 | _ | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | -_ | 8 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | |
| Registration owing to structural alteration | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Registration for other purposes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| No. of Inspections | 30 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 147 | 279 | 222 | 136 | 128 | 127 | |
| Conforming to Acts and Regulations | 22 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 104 | 194 | 185 | 92 | 76 | 103 | |
| Infringements in respect to:— | |||||||||||||||||||
| Registration | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | |
| Notification of change of Master | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | _ | — | _ | - | -_ | - | _ | - | - | |
| Absence of Certificate | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 5 | ||||||
| Certificate not identifying owner with boat | _ | 1 | - | _ | - | _ | - | - | - | _ | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | l | ||||
| Marking, &c | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | |
| Overcrowding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Partition separating sexes | - | _ | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Males over age | _ | __ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Females over age | _ | _ | __ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | |
| Cleanliness | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 2 | _ | _ | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Painting | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 5 | |
| Ventilation | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | — | 1 | — | — | - | 4 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | ||
| Dilapidation | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 20 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 5 | |
| Removal of bilge water | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | |
| Without pump | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Refusal to admit Inspector | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| No proper water vessel | 1 | - | - | _ | _ | - | _ | _ | 1 | -_ | - | _ | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | _ | _ | |
| Double bulkheads | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | - | -_ | - | |
| Notification of infectious disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Detained for cleansing | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | - | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Proceedings taken Written cautions given | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | 16 | 66 | 37 | 32 | 43 | 11 | |
| Cautions attended to | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - | 20 | 52 | 19 | 28 | 20 | 32 | |
| Total registered with the Port Sanitary Authority since 1887 | ... | 545 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Registered for 477 persons. | ||||||||||
| Cancelled | ... | 223 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Carrying—Males 179. | ||||||||||
| Actual number on Register, olst December, 1930 | ... | 322 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Females 37 | ||||||||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Children 74. | |||||||||||