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City of London 1932
[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, 1932.
| Jan. | Feb. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | TOTAL | Total job Years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | ||||||||||||||
| New boats registered | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Registration owing to structural alteration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Registration for other purposes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| No. of Inspections | 19 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 236 | 136 | 128 | 127 | 147 | 295 |
| Conforming to Acts and Regulations | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 200 | 92 | 76 | 103 | 104 | 252 |
| Infringements in respect of :— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Registration | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 |
| Notification of change of Master | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Absence of Certificate | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 23 |
| Certificate not identifying owner with boat | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Marking, &c. | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Partition separating sexes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Males over age | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Females over age | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cleanliness | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | — |
| Painting | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Ventilation | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Dilapidation | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 13 |
| Removal of bilge water | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Without pump | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Refusal to admit Inspector | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| No proper water vessel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Double bulkheads | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | —__ | —__ | —_ |
| Notification of infectious disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Detained for cleansing | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Proceedings taken | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Written cautions given | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 11 | 16 | 15 |
| Cautions attended to | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 28 | 20 | 32 | 20 | 24 |
| Total registered by Port Sanitary Authority since 1887 | 556 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cancelled | 319 | |||||||||||||||||
| Actual number on Register, 31st December, 1932 | 237 | |||||||||||||||||