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Boats not registered 3
No water vessel 2
Cabin leaky 1
No certificates 2
Insufficient ventilation 1
No legal proceedings have been taken in respect of any infringements.
Four complaint notes were issued, two of which have been
returned to me signed by some duly appointed canal boat officer.
Likewise I have signed seven complaint notes issued by various
sanitary authorities.
One case of Scarlet Fever was notified on board the barge
"Colne." The patient (the captain) was at once removed to the
hospital, and the remaining occupants of the cabin (mother and two
children) were transferred to the barge " Walter," which, fortunately,
was void at the time.
The cabin was then thoroughly and effectually disinfected with
a strong solution of corrosive sublimate, the bedding being sent to
the hospital for steam disinfection. Afterwards the occupants were
removed back to their own boat, and the cabin of the barge
"Walter " disinfected in the same manner.
No extension took place although the patient was peeling at the
time of removal.
There are 312 canal boats on the register, five new boats having
been registered during the year (including one which was previously
registered by a neighbouring authority).

* Removed to the Isleworth Infirmary.