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Chelsea 1909
Annual report for 1909 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Section III.
HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES.
The income from, and expenditure upon the Buildings for the year ended the 31st March, 1909, are as under :—
| Expenditure. | Income. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| General Charges | 1,651 | 14 | 9 | Gross Rents | 4,746 | 6 | 0 |
| Interest on and Re payment of Loans | 3,431 | 12 | 8 | 70 | 13 | 6 | |
| 4,675 | 12 | 6 | |||||
| Tax Retained on Interest on Loant | 114 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Rents of Sheds | 22 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| Deficiency on Year's Working | 270 | 12 | 4 | ||||
| ₤5,083 | 7 | 5 | ₤5,083 | 7 | 5 | ||
The amount received in rents was 98.51 per cent, of the gross rental,
which is practically the same as in the three previous years. The
empties and bad debts amounted to £12 3s. 6d., or 0.26 per cent, of the
gross rental, as against 0.34 per cent, in the previous year. The general
charges amounted to £1,651 14s. 9d., or 34-8 per cent, of the gross rental,
as against 30 per cent, in the two previous years. The increase in the
general charges was due to the Council entering into a contract for the
cleansing and distempering of all tenements, which had not been
cleansed during the previous three years—the total cost being
£198 3s. 6d.
The deficiency on the year's working was £270 12s. 4d. In the
previous year there had been a small surplus on the year's working of
£186 3s., the tax retained on interest on loans for the years 1905-6-7-8
(£388 5s.) being charged to the income of that year.
The total sum expended on capital account amounts to £67,402, and
the loans outstanding to £62,987.
On October 1st, 1909, Porter Marlow was obliged to leave his work
on account of illness, and was reported to be suffering from pulmonary
tuberculosis. He was kept on the staff at full pay until December 18th,
when his appointment was terminated, as he was not in a fit condition to
return to work. Under the provisions of Section 6 of the Superannuation
(Metropolis) Act, 1866, the Council granted Marlow a gratuity of £55,
such sum being equivalent to three month's pay for every two years of
service. Marlow had been in the service of the Council for just five
years.