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City of London 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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SUMMARY OF CANAL BOATS FOB THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1931.
| Jan. | Feb. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | TOTAL 1926 | Total foe Yeabs 1927. 1928. 1929. | 1930. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New boats registered | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Registration owing to structural alteration | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Registration for other purposes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. of Inspections | 20 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 83 | 23 | 37 | 22 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 20 | 295 | 222 | 136 | 128 | 127 | 147 |
| Conforming to Acts and Regulations | 17 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 28 | 18 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 17 | 252 | 185 | 92 | 76 | 103 | 104 |
| Infringements in respect of :— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Registration | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | — | — | — | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Notification of change of Master | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -- | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Absence of Certificate | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 23 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 17 |
| Certificate not identifying owner with boat. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Marking, &c | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Partition separating sexes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Males over age | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Females over age | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cleanliness | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 |
| Painting | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| Ventilation | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Dilapidation | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 20 | |||||
| Removal of bilge water | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Without pump | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Refusal to admit Inspector | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No proper water vessel | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Double bulkheads | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Notification of infectious disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Detained for cleansing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Proceedings taken | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Written cautions given | 2 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 37 | 32 | 43 | 11 | 16 |
| Cautions attended to | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 24 | 19 | 28 | 20 | 32 | 20 |
Total registered by Port Sanitary Authority since 1887 554
Cancelled 319
Actual number on Register, 31st December, 1931 235
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