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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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The Acts and Regulations apply within the whole district under the
jurisdiction of the Port of London Sanitary Authority, including the River
and Docks, as a "canal" for the purposes of the Acts "includes any river, inland
navigation, lake or water being within the body of a county, whether it is or not
within the ebb and flow of the tide."
The navigation, in addition to the enclosed Docks, includes the following navigable
tributary waters and creeks of the River Thames:—
On the right bank— On the left bank—
From Teddington downwards :— From Teddington downwards :—
Wandsworth Creek (River Wandle). The entrance of the Eiver Brent.
Hay's Dock. Hammersmith Creek.
St. Saviour's Dock. Chelsea Creek.
Part of the Grand Surrey Canal within the Grosvenor Dock.
Surrey Commercial Dock. Limekiln Creek.
Deadman's Dock. Bow Creek (River Lea).
Deptford Creek (Eiver Eavensbourne). Barking Creek (Eiver Boding).
Dartford Creek (Rivers Cray and Darenth). Rainham Creek (River Ingrebourne).
The entrance to Gravesend Canal. Mucking Creek.
Cliffe Creek. Thames Haven and Hole Haven.
Yantlet and Coalmouth Creeks. Havengore Creek.
Part of the River Medway, and of the Swale. River Roach as far as Rochford.
RIVER.
The whole of this area is divided into three districts, known as the Upper,
Middle and Lower; each district is in charge of an Inspector, as follows:—
Upper Distbict Teddington to Greenwich Inspector Wright, £200 per annum.
Middle District Greenwich to Erith Inspector Wright, £200 per annum.
Lower District Erith to the seaward limits of the )
Port (including part of the River Medway). Inspector Beattie, £220 per annum.
DOCKS.
The Docks are divided into four districts, known as the Central, Eastern, Western and the Gravesend District:—
| Central District | West India Dock | Inspector Elward, £400 per annum. |
| South West India Dock | ||
| Poplar Dock | ||
| Millwall Dock | ||
| Eastern District | Royal Victoria Dock | Inspector Gray, £360 per annum. |
| East India Dock | ||
| Royal Albert Dock | Inspector Lambe, £400 per annum. | |
| King George V. Dock | ||
| Western District | London Dock | Inspector Coombe, £340 per annum. |
| St. Katharine Dock | ||
| Regent's Canal Dock | ||
| Surrey Commercial Dock | Inspector Johnson, £300 per annum. | |
| Gravesend District | Tilbury Dock | Inspector Edwards, £230 per annum. |
| Left Shore of River, from Purfleet down | ||
| Eight Shore of River, from Erith down |
INSPECTIONS.
The total number of inspections for the year was 205, representing a nett number
of 87 boats. The remainder—118—represents repeated visits by Inspectors of this
Authority.
The number of boats not conforming to the Acts and Regulations was 16,
(inspected on 16 occasions), or 7.8 per cent. of the total inspections, the percentage
for the previous five years being 21.22 per cent.