[Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, West Lancashire R.D.C.

  • West Lancashire (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1913
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Credit: [Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, West Lancashire R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ANNUAL REPORT ON CANAL BOATS FOR THE YEAR 1913. To the Chairman and Members oj the West Lancashire Rural District Council. Gentlemen, The method of Inspection usually adopted by the Inspector is to Board a boat when on a voyage, as the occu¬ pants at that time are unprepared for his visit, but he also inspects boats that he finds tied up. Mr. T. G. H. Hunter, of Small-lane, Ormskirk, is the In¬ spector, who receives no special remuneration, the work being included with his other duties as Sanitary Inspector. The number of boats inspected during the year was 71, and the condition of them and of their occupants was on the whole satisfactory. Six of the boats were found to be not so clean as desirable and three were in need of repairs. Ten cases were found in which there was no certificate on board, in three cases the owners were written to and the certifi¬ cates were produced. In two other cases the certificates did not identify the owner, in one a new certificate was obtained and produced, and the other was not rectified at the end of the year. One certificate was in the hands of the Wigan Authority. One boat was new and the certificate had not bsen obtained. In the other cases the boats were day boats and were not used as dwellings.