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Rotherhithe 1890

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]

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(d) Marking—None.
(e) Overcrowding.— In no instance has a Boat been found carrying more persons
than it was certified to carry.
(f) Separation of the Sexes.— The separation of the Sexes in all cases has
been well carried out by means of curtains or shutters.
(g) Cleanliness and Ventilation.— Notices have been served upon the owners of
two Boats to paint and clean the cabins specially, and the Boata
generally.
(h) Removal of Bilge Water.— In answer to enquiries, the Inspector was
assured that the pump for removing Bilge Water was used daily
in each case.
(i) Notification of Infectious Disease.— No case of Infectious Disease has been
met with.
(j) Refusal of admittance to Inspector—None.
(4.) No legal proceedings have been necessary.
(5.) No other steps have been taken to secure compliance with the Acts and
Regulations as regards such infringements.
(6.) No cases of Infectious Disease have occurred.
(7.) No Boats have been detained for Cleansing and Disinfection.
(8.) Number of Boats on Register—17.
(9.) No Boats have been registered in 1890.
Dated this Third day of January, 1891,
(Signed) JAMES J. STOKES,
Clerk to the Vestry.
Financial.
£9,000 has been paid off the Loan of £10,000, borrowed in the year 1872, of the
Eagle Insurance Company, for Paving the Carriageway in the Lower Road, from the
Surrey Commercial Dock entrance to the "Bed Lion" Public-House, leaving £1,000 to
be repaid by equal annual instalments within a period of two years, with interest at
£5 per cent. per annum.