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City of London 1938
[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, 1938.
| Jan. | Feb. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | TOTAL | 1933. | Total for Years | 1937. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934. | 1935. | 1936. | ||||||||||||||||
| New boats registered | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | __ | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Registration owing to structural alteration | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Registration for other purposes | - | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | - | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| No. of Inspections | 16 | 15 | 33 | 23 | 25 | _ | 24 | 10 | 34 | 27 | 45 | 5 | 257 | 205 | 131 | 129 | 167 | 257 |
| Conforming to Acts and Regulations | 13 | 12 | 29 | 19 | 20 | — | 22 | 8 | 30 | 20 | 42 | 4 | 219 | 189 | 117 | 106 | 132 | 254 |
| Infringements in respect of:— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Registration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| Notification of change of Master | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Absence of Certificate | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 36 |
| Certificate not identifying owner with boat | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Marking, &c. | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
| Overcrowding | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | - | - | - |
| Partition separating sexes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - |
| Males over age | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 |
| Females over age | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - |
| Cleanliness | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 9 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Painting | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | _ | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Ventilation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |
| Dilapidations (including defective bulkheads) | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
| Removal of bilge water | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - |
| Without pump | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | 1 |
| Refusal to admit Inspector | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | - | - |
| No proper water vessel | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Double bulkheads | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - |
| Notification of infectious disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - |
| Detained for cleansing | - | |||||||||||||||||
| Proceedings taken | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | - | - |
| Written cautions given | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 20 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 52 |
| *Cautions attended to | — | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 40 |
Total number of canal boats registered by Port Health Authority since 1887 562
Registrations Cancelled 348
Actual number of canal boats on Register, 31st December, 1938 214
* Includes cautions given during previous years and attended to during 1938.
(Signed) M. T. MORGAN,
Medical Officer of Health, Port of London.
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