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Report of the Canal Boats Inspector for the year 1921.
(Mr. E. S. Crook.)
Number of visits to waterways 43
„ boats inspected 25
„ boats not registered 1
„ boats conforming to the
Acts 24
„ boats infringing the Acts —
„ Certificates examined 24
„ persons for which boats
were registered—adults 81
children —
„ persons living on boats so
registered—men 51
women and children —
The boats inspected were found to be in a good condition,
and there were no infringements of the Acts. The boat not
registered under the Canal Boats Acts was a ship registered
under the Merchant Shipping Acts.
RIVER LEE.
The following extracts from the Annual Reports of Dr. King
Warry, late Medical Officer of Health, are interesting as they
show what a continued nuisance the condition of the Lee has
been to the Borough of Hackney since the reconstitution of the
Lee Conservancy Board, which it was hoped would materially
improve the condition of the river:—
1901.—Foul condition of River Lee reported. Medical Officer
of Health reported reconstitution of Lee Conservancy Board.
A table contrasting Lee Board of 1868 with that of 1900 is
printed in the Report. The Report states "The new Board