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Hackney 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Report of Canal Boats Inspector for the Year 1923.
(Mr. E. S. Crook).
Number of visits to waterways 49
,, boats inspected 19
„ ,, not registered 1
,, ,, conforming to Acts 15
,, ,, infringing the Acts 3
,, certificates examined 16
,, persons for which boats were
registered—
Adults 59
Children Nil
,, persons living on boats so
registered—
Men 34
Women 1
Children Nil
,, Notices issued 3
,, ,, complied with 2
Legal proceedings taken Nil
The details of the infringements of the Acts are as follows:—
(a) Certificates not produced 2
(b) Painting and cleansing required 2
(c) Bedding not provided 1
The boat not registered was a ship registered under the
Merchant Shipping Acts; and the outstanding notice is due to
the boat in question being docked for a complete overhauling
and refitting.