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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 1935
[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, 1935.
| Jan. | Feb. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | TOTAL | Total for Years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | 1933. | 1934. | ||||||||||||||
| New boats registered | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Registration owing to structural alteration | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Registration for other purposes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. of Inspections | 13 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 5 | - | 5 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 129 | 147 | 295 | 236 | 205 | 131 |
| Conforming to Acts and Regulations | 11 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 106 | 104 | 252 | 200 | 189 | 117 |
| Infringements in respect of:— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Registration | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | - | - |
| Notification of change of Master | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Absence of Certificate | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 6 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Certificate not identifying owner with boat | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Marking, &c. | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | _ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Overcrowding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Partition separating sexes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Males over age | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Females over age | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cleanliness | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Painting | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Ventilation | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | |
| Dilapidations including defective bulkheads) | 1 | 5 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 7 |
| Removal of bilge water | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Without pump | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Refusal to admit Inspector | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No proper water vessel | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Double bulkheads | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Notification of infectious disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Detained for cleansing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Proceedings taken | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Written cautions given | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 11 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 8 |
| *Cautions attended to | - | - | - | 5 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | 15 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 12 |
Total registered by Port Sanitary Authority since 1887 557
Cancelled 319
Actual number on Register, 31st December, 1935 240
* Includes cautions given during previous years and attended to during 1935.