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No. of defects
Cabin in need of painting, cleaning, etc 14
Dampness due to defective condition of cabin deckheads and sites, etc. 12
Defective ventilation 2
Defective bulkheads 3
Defective cabin fittings 3
Defective doors 4
Defective fuel tank 1
Total 39
The owners and/or Masters of the defective craft were in each case notified and requested to
carry out the necessary repairs.
In four instances the Certificate of Registration was not on board and in one instance the cabin
was occupied by more than the permitted number of persons. The Owners and/or Masters were
informed of the requirements of the Act in this respect.
No new Registrations were effected during the year.
HOUSEBOATS /IT BENFLEET
The Essex County Council Act, 1952, provides that the mooring of any houseboat within the
County shall not be lawful without the consent of the Council of the district in which the houseboat
is situated and that the Council may require the owner or occupier to remove or demolish any
houseboat not authorised by them.
Your Worshipful Committee are, however, still responsible for the sanitary supervision under
the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, of houseboats coming within the jurisdiction of the Port
Health Authority, although under the Essex County Council Act, the local Councils are now responsible
for the licensing and drawing up of conditions under which they are prepared to grant
licences to hou»eboats.
The duties of your Committee in regard to the Sanitary supervision of houseboats are safeguarded
by Section 212 of the Essex County Council Act, 1952, which provides, inter alia, that no
consent shall be given within the Port of London without the previous written consent of the City
of London as the Port Health Authority of the said Port of London.
The following letters dated 16th July and 17th September, 1956, were received from the Clerk
to the Benfleet Urban District Council:—
16th July, 1956.
"Dear Sir,
Houseboats — Benfleet Creeks — Temporary Consents
With reference to your letter of the 21st October last, the temporary consents then
issued expired on 31st May of this year and the Council have agreed that, subject to the
approval of your Authority, consents should be issued in respect of the following houseboats
for the period ending 31st May, 1957, without any other conditions; the owners to
be informed that the boats must be removed at the expiration of that period unless a
previous application has been made and renewal granted:
WEST CREEK: Emma Jane, Blake, Haven, Lowestoft, Hi-de-hi, Jewel, Lydia, Nisene,
Geojean, San Souci, Patsy Ann, Smugglers, Bill Busty, Amy.
EAST CREEK: Bendigo, Manana.
I shall be glad to receive your Authority's consent to issue the 16 temporary licences.
It is anticipated that a few further applications for consents will be received in the
near future.
Yours faithfully,"
17th September, 1956.
"Dear Sir,
Houseboats — Benfleet Creeks — Temporary Consents
In reply to your letter of the 11th instant, further applications for consents have been
received in respect of the following:—
FERRY ROAD: Benfleet Yacht Club.
EAST CREEK: M.T.B.492, Whylaway, Madeline.
WEST CREEK; Iris, Balranald.
Yours faithfully,"
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